I’ve been using Brave’s new feature, Forget me when I close this site and it’s greatly streamlined my browser privacy workflow, I’ve been wondering what all of you think of it and if it has changed anyone’s workflow
nothing that couldn’t be acquired with a simple extension. Not so special.
Brave 1.57.53, I still don’t think this is available on Android.
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I believe it’s only available on desktop with plans to add mobile support in the future
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You would think companies would not state their hopes. This feature on Mobile from my memory was expected 1.53.
Minimizing the number of extensions necessary is a goal unto itself for many Security&Privacy conscious people.
As someone who does use a 3rd party extensions with Firefox to accomplish this, It think it is nice to see Brave building this functionality into the browser.
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@Perk1ns @MuseWriter
It is available on Android.
I see the toggle (in Settings>Brave Shields & Privacy) on a Android device that i just updated to Brave 1.57.60.
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Thanks, just turned it on in version 1.57.62, lets see how this goes!
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I hope we as a collective (privacy conscious) community can start applauding efforts of browsers to actually try and provide a modecum of built-in protections which are easy for the average user to take advantage of.
Also i do not think that having the Firefox mentality of ‘throw a extensions on it’ really should be the default that we strive for in solving issues as it has been stated that extensions in itself can be a risk.
And something that happens frequently when reading online where people tell new users to “just use a adblocker” without being specific often then ends up in a situation where the user installs a extension which ends up being a data collector or just bad not efficient enough, or aquired by a company and sneaking in a data collection/privacy policy change to enable collection and i see the same issue with “just install a extension that deletes cookies/history”.
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I agree with the first part of what you said (about applauding efforts to include built-in protections in the browser. But I strongly disagree with you calling the below “the Firefox Mentality”:
Firefox, has devoted more effort than probably any browser to incorporating privacy & security features in the browser, and has a history of shifting things that were originally done with extensions to being included in the browser (e.g. HTTPS only mode, site isolation, containers, etc). Ideally the extension ecosystem should be a proving ground and engine of innovation and experimentation and as features or functionalities mature and prove themselves, if it makes sense, they should be transitioned to inclusion in the browser.
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