Wouldn't a truly anonymizing web browser be flagged down by all Cloudflare protected websites?
this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2026
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These systems still only operate once you've opted into them, meaning if you just never enable brave ads or disable it, these systems won't reach you or have any of these possible problems. Personally I don't use these browsers without disabling everything (ads, daily usage ping, ads on new tab page, etc) and once you've done that it is still a pretty great option for a privacy browser especially when considering its better web compatibility compared to Firefox which still lags behind.
**I am not saying Firefox or brave is definitely better than one or the other, I do not want to strike the hornets nest. **
IMO, if you disable all the aforementioned features, it is still good as a privacy focused browser. And especially if you disable things like ads and daily usage ping, you won't be contributing anything to brave devs at all and can use it just as a browser without supporting or enabling the words of their founder.
Some of y'all hate Brave so much you'll trust Cambridge Analytica's assessments over what is actually described.
is there any android browser that isn't abysmal? firefox is miserable on android and its only saving grace is ublock origin. and Cambridge analytica's analysis only references the brave and network and other services they host and how those can collect behavioral data, and you can just...not use them.