Thoughts on carbon browser?

Privacy and Security Discussions
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This “Web Browser Comparison” table is just comical

Screenshot of the "Web Browser Comparison" table present at the carbon browser website
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  • How do you define speed? “Speed” can mean the startup time (considering it is written in seconds), the time it takes to load a light webpage, an heavy one, the score given by a synthetic benchmark like Speedometer or MotionMark and probably other things. “Speed = 0.5” is simply too generic

  • So carbon has a free dVPN (with that d standing for decentralized or something similar)? So basically Tor without Tor (and the anonymity provided by Tor Browser)?
    Let’s also not forget that carbon has ToR e2ee (free) and 3rd Party Networks

  • Claiming that your browser Block All ads and trackers and that the others (including Google Chrome, by the way) Block most ads and trackers is just wrong. Having a few more filter lists doesn’t mean you are blocking ALL ads and trackers

  • No, it’s not called Unstoppable IPFS nor Unstoppable but Unstoppable Domains. And no, Google Chrome doesn’t support ENS, Unstoppable Domains, Handshake or IPFS

  • Brave and Chrome have low value $BAT reward but carbon’s got Higher value rewards?

  • One of carbon’s special features is Carbon Pro? And one of Dropbox exclusive features that no other service has is Dropbox Plus

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