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Re:Firefox 70 by devy on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:48AM (#21325041)
Brave looks amazing, the question I have is, just like how Google Chrome, can they be trusted as a private entity?
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Re:Firefox 70 by TylerE on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:59AM (#21325200)
Well, they're shilling their own worthless cryptocurrency, so it is obvious to me that they cannot be.
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Re:Firefox 70 by FillardMillmore on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:08PM (#21325318)
It is an opt-in system. They're not making you use it and you don't lose anything by choosing not to opt-in. What exactly are they doing that you would consider "shilling"?

https://brave.com/brave-rewards/

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Re:Firefox 70 by TylerE on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:26PM (#21325557)
What would you call creating a new alt-coin and implying it will some day have value?

That entire industry is a dumpster fire of greed, fraud, and misrepresentation.

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Re:Firefox 70 by eitland on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:59PM (#21325970)
A good chunk of HN is really fed up with cryptocurrencies.

Whoever are pushing them - including Telegram that I otherwise like - are damaging their reputation in my eyes.

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