8 pointsby berlianta4 hours ago2 comments
  • dkhenry4 hours ago
    This is precisely what I want from my browser, let me pay directly for a critical piece of software, and remove myself from the Surveillance Economy, without having to settle for some second class product.

    Brave has been, in my opinion, the best browser for a long time, and I am happy to be able to pay for a product that I use without worrying that its going to need to sell its soul to continue to provide support

    • greentea234 hours ago
      But payment in of itself is necessarily surveilled.
      • edsimpson3 hours ago
        They address that in the FAQ:

        Some early Brave Origin users have asked how Brave can maintain user privacy while requiring a purchase ID (either from a Brave premium account or from the App Store / Play Store).

        Brave uses a blind token protocol based on Privacy Pass, which decouples payment identity from service usage. These privacy-preserving subscription credentials allow the browser to verify you have a valid purchase of a premium product (like Origin) without learning anything about you.

  • damowangcy4 hours ago
    So, we are paying for less features now?