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minus-squareVitoRobles@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down4·2 months agoWhenever I see Brave as part of the list of browsers people recommend, I know it’s astroturfed. Because every time someone calls it out, there’s an immediate reply of “Oh yeah you can turn off the crypto mining” or whatever security issue there is.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down11·2 months agoCrypto mining is not a security issue.
minus-squareLincolnsDogFido@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months agoNo, just a waste of compute and electricity.
Whenever I see Brave as part of the list of browsers people recommend, I know it’s astroturfed.
Because every time someone calls it out, there’s an immediate reply of “Oh yeah you can turn off the crypto mining” or whatever security issue there is.
Crypto mining is not a security issue.
No, just a waste of compute and electricity.