I still can't believe #Brave is a thing. There apparently are just people out there who are like "I'm frustrated by the corporate bullshit in Chrome, so I think I'll try this crypto scam made by a homophobe"
I still can't believe #Brave is a thing. There apparently are just people out there who are like "I'm frustrated by the corporate bullshit in Chrome, so I think I'll try this crypto scam made by a homophobe"
How to add DuckDuckGo (noai) to Google Chrome and Brave
(Also, see my similar post about doing this for Vivaldi - https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson/115725021729571844, and for Firefox - https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson/115725250696632578)
If you prefer an AI-free DuckDuckGo Search experience, you can use noai.duckduckgo.com instead of on duckduckgo.com. Searching on noai.duckduckgo.com works the same as search on duckduckgo.com, except all AI features are turned off and AI-generated images are filtered out of results by default.
NOTE: Truly, for better privacy, consider switching to Firefox, LibreWolf, Vivaldi, Brave, or Tor.
1. In Google Chrome or Brave, go to Settings, then Search Engines.
2. Click "Manage search engines and site search".
3. Scroll down to the "Site search" section, and lick the "Add" button.
4. Give it a meaningful name and nickname, and add "https://noai.duckduckgo.com/search?q=%25s" in the URL field.
5. Click "Add", then scroll up a little to the "Search engines" section. Find your new entry, click the three dots next to it, and select "Default" to make this the default search engine.
6. Exit Settings.
#search #ai #privacy #google #chrome #googlechrome #brave
Thanks to: @voltooidverledentijd
References:
- https://voltooidverledentijd.noblogs.org/post/2025/11/23/how-to-add-duckduckgo-noai-to-firefox/
- https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/ai-features/about-noaiduckduckgocom
The overhead of disabling every single AI-first change in Firefox is already starting to weigh on firefox-forks.
My view on this hasn't really shifted in the last few months: unless an existing organization, with strong principles, steps forwards and commits to a hard fork I don't really see a future for Firefox.
(I think there are probably only 1-2 orgs with the combination of experience / maturity to actually pull that off, and none of them seem to be even considering that kind of future)
@sarahjamielewis not sure whether #firefox forks like in @iode's #iodéOS can also offer "AI disable by default" or remove any #AI code, but it seems a legitimite way to go. Also, it will be an #EU country to handle such modifications. #France #digitalsouvereignity
"""
iodé Browser
iodé browser is based on Firefox with #telemetry disabled, trackers removed, and alternative search engines: #Qwant (default), #Brave, #Ecosia, #Metager, Qwant light, #Startpage and several #Searx instances.
"""
https://iode.tech/iodeos/
How to add DuckDuckGo (noai) to Google Chrome and Brave
(Also, see my similar post about doing this for Vivaldi - https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson/115725021729571844, and for Firefox - https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson/115725250696632578)
If you prefer an AI-free DuckDuckGo Search experience, you can use noai.duckduckgo.com instead of on duckduckgo.com. Searching on noai.duckduckgo.com works the same as search on duckduckgo.com, except all AI features are turned off and AI-generated images are filtered out of results by default.
NOTE: Truly, for better privacy, consider switching to Firefox, LibreWolf, Vivaldi, Brave, or Tor.
1. In Google Chrome or Brave, go to Settings, then Search Engines.
2. Click "Manage search engines and site search".
3. Scroll down to the "Site search" section, and lick the "Add" button.
4. Give it a meaningful name and nickname, and add "https://noai.duckduckgo.com/search?q=%25s" in the URL field.
5. Click "Add", then scroll up a little to the "Search engines" section. Find your new entry, click the three dots next to it, and select "Default" to make this the default search engine.
6. Exit Settings.
#search #ai #privacy #google #chrome #googlechrome #brave
Thanks to: @voltooidverledentijd
References:
- https://voltooidverledentijd.noblogs.org/post/2025/11/23/how-to-add-duckduckgo-noai-to-firefox/
- https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/ai-features/about-noaiduckduckgocom
So #Kagi is now partnering with #Brave, i.e. the company of Brendan Eich, who has been CEO at Mozilla for eleven days before he had to leave due to massive criticism of his homophobic views. Brave's most well-known product is a browser with its own cryptocurrency, co-designed by Eich.
A feedback post asking Kagi to reconsider has been closed by Kagi's founder Vladimir Prelovac because "Considering company x founder political views is not a factor in [their] evaluation".
https://kagifeedback.org/d/2808-reconsider-your-partnership-with-brave
Nach 4 Monaten mit dem #Brave Browser, habe ich nun ruebergemacht... @Vivaldi ist ja mal sowas von grossartig!
Ich haette da schon viel frueher auf @DonDahlmann hoeren sollen. Bin hin und weg und liebe gerade wirklich alles daran!
I know Mozilla is enshittificating Firefox step by step but keep in mind that Brave is not a solution.
Stop using Brave Browser - by Corbin Davenport https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/
(Try zen, librewolf, floorp or any good hardened Firefox soft fork)
#browser #brave #firefox #foss #technology #enshittification
Stop using Brave Browser
I know Mozilla is enshittificating Firefox step by step but keep in mind that Brave is not a solution.
Stop using Brave Browser - by Corbin Davenport https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/
(Try zen, librewolf, floorp or any good hardened Firefox soft fork)
#browser #brave #firefox #foss #technology #enshittification
Stop using Brave Browser
Un bon résumé de pourquoi il ne faut pas utiliser le navigateur Brave :
Help people in censored countries bypass censorship by installing the Snowflake addon from @torproject ❄️
Whether you are running #Firefox, #Chrome, or one of the many other browser flavours (#Waterfox, #Edge, #Brave, #Vivaldi, etc.); once you install Snowflake, there's nothing else you need to do.
Then people can use your internet connection as a launchpad to the #Tor network. Clever stuff.
Firefox Addon
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/
Chromium Addon
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/snowflake/mafpmfcccpbjnhfhjnllmmalhifmlcie
