I want to support an EU company and the eco mission, but I also want privacy. I used to use Brave but I want to move away from that and still avoid leaking my data to Google.
I think the difference between “targeted” and “contextual” is an important one to make re: privacy. “Targeted” means they’re tracking you and using your characteristics to customize the ads; “contextual” means they’re just showing ads related to the search term.
@Scrollone @cRazi_man But I think it’s contextual advertising. If you search for “lawnmower” you get lawnmower ads.
I want to support an EU company and the eco mission, but I also want privacy. I used to use Brave but I want to move away from that and still avoid leaking my data to Google.
brave has ties to homophobic owners, and peter thiel. i wouldnt be surprised if brave starts incorporating palintr at some point.
I think the difference between “targeted” and “contextual” is an important one to make re: privacy. “Targeted” means they’re tracking you and using your characteristics to customize the ads; “contextual” means they’re just showing ads related to the search term.