Wish for "clean" Brave Browser
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
February 16, 2026
Personally, I would strongly recommend holding out for a clean Brave, or another alternative. Helium has a significant amount baggage being UGC, and I mean a lot. Doesn’t matter how the updates function, it’s going to have issues at some point. (and I’ve seen some complaining already with the recent build)
This is just speaking for me and my personal threat model. I come from a security background, I’m absolutely not going to take a risk with that. It’s longevity, the fact that it’s brand new, the fact that it’s going to run into issues once MV2 is truly gone.
I have no issue with brave as it is now. You don’t have to opt into the crypto stuff. I just think the word crypto is stigmatized here. It’s more like airline mileage or loyalty points for tolerating ads. It isn’t some pump and dump.
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