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Quote from: cryptogringo on January 23, 2020, 05:39:47 PM

What about Brave browser? I've been using it over a month now and it's definitely faster than Firefox and Chrome. And from what I've read about it, it looks pretty safe.

It's legit, and I'm using it too.

Plus, we get money from viewing their ads. Not bad.

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Quote from: MystMoney on January 23, 2020, 04:40:48 PM

I want to be exposed to less Google ads but their search engine works really well for most topics. Perhaps it's time to give duck.com a try, aka (https://duckduckgo.com/)

As an alternative, if you prefer Google's search results, you can test out StartPage[1]. Pretty much Google-ish results, but without the tracking.

Also, if all your problems is the ads, then just install an adblock extension. But yea, for privacy reasons, definitely stay away from Google.

[1] https://www.startpage.com/

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They really don't care about the ads that they are delivering to their users. I think it's been discussed here many times and the only thing that we can do is to report every scam ads that we see.

Filtering should be done by them but as long as it pays for the ads, responsibility should be on us because when someone uses Chrome and searches anything that relates to crypto then ads like this will pop up.

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Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on January 23, 2020, 04:36:08 PM

Quote from: stompix on January 23, 2020, 04:12:30 PM

I wondered that also for a while but the problem right now is that many browse the web from mobile and with chrome having over 60% of market share and no way to install extensions.

Chrome is spyware. More people need to be made aware of this. Firefox is the only browser you should be using (other than Tor) if you care at all about your privacy. Firefox for mobile is compatible with the majority of Firefox extensions, including uBlock Origin.

What about Brave browser? I've been using it over a month now and it's definitely faster than Firefox and Chrome. And from what I've read about it, it looks pretty safe.

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I want to be exposed to less Google ads but their search engine works really well for most topics. Perhaps it's time to give duck.com a try, aka (https://duckduckgo.com/)

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Quote from: stompix on January 23, 2020, 04:12:30 PM

I wondered that also for a while but the problem right now is that many browse the web from mobile and with chrome having over 60% of market share and no way to install extensions.

Chrome is spyware. More people need to be made aware of this. Firefox is the only browser you should be using (other than Tor) if you care at all about your privacy. Firefox for mobile is compatible with the majority of Firefox extensions, including uBlock Origin.

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Quote from: ScamViruS on January 23, 2020, 02:21:45 PM

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Before you trust any Google ads...

As a comparison, ads at this forum do not protect people from scams. Are some people more careful when they know they are not being "protected? "Let the buyer beware and the free market play.

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Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on January 23, 2020, 03:46:01 PM

First of all, why anyone browses without an ad blocker is beyond me. There is literally no good reason not to use one, it's free, and it takes all of 30 seconds to install. uBlock Origin is the only ad blocker you will ever need, and it will block all Google ads. There are links to download it for all major browsers on their GitHub here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock.

I wondered that also for a while but the problem right now is that many browse the web from mobile and with chrome having over 60% of market share and no way to install extensions...
I personally use adguard for my mobile, not the best probably but it did its job even when I had the free version

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on January 23, 2020, 03:46:01 PM

Thirdly, stop using Google. Use a search engine which will both respect your privacy and not assault you with ads for scams. DuckDuckGo or Searx are good alternatives.

Well, using duckduckgo and the fifth search for "bitcoin mining" is startminer, which has a dedicated topic here.
Funny that google is not listing it, at least not while I'm using an US IP via my VPN as I am doing it right now.
Ups and downs for every product.

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You shouldn't rely on Google to protect you from scams, be it from ads, emails, their app store, whatever. They do very little due diligence in to the things they host or promote. They care about money and collecting your data. They have zero interest in your security. Your security is your responsibility.

First of all, why anyone browses without an ad blocker is beyond me. There is literally no good reason not to use one, it's free, and it takes all of 30 seconds to install. uBlock Origin is the only ad blocker you will ever need, and it will block all Google ads. There are links to download it for all major browsers on their GitHub here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock.

Secondly, don't do a simple web search for any service, be that this forum, an exchange, a wallet (web or software download), etc. There is a high chance of ending up on a phishing or scam site. Bookmark the correct URL.

Thirdly, stop using Google. Use a search engine which will both respect your privacy and not assault you with ads for scams. DuckDuckGo or Searx are good alternatives.

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Famous best quote for Newbies.
"If it's too good to be true, then it's probably not true (scam)"

This is why it's also important to use privacy leaning browsers and search engines like Duckduckgo. If you search about crypto in privacy mode, google won't be able to know were your interest lies and therefore crypto ads some of which are scams and ponzi schemes won't be targeted to you.

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Recently I have noticed one thing. Google ads are approving various ponzi Scheme ads. Which sounds very bad to me. Because when newbies come to the crypto world. They see such ads, thinking of doubling their money they lost money by investing in those sites, their crypto journey ends early. Which is not a good sign for crypto community. For example I am giving an google advertisement image.

Before you trust any Google ads, you should search the advertiser's website and verify their activity. But newbies don't have the knowledge to verify all these things. Newbies are becoming easier victims of scammers.

We want more people to come to crypto and we should work towards getting a scammer-free crypto world. This requires creating awareness.

Following few things will prevent you from being a scam victim.

Greed should be avoided.
Thought of becoming rich overnight, should be discarded. It is not possible to make money without work, you have to understand.
Where, the more they talk about profit. There will be bad intentions.
Before investing any money you should verify who is behind this website.
Use ads blocker.

If you find a scam ad you can report it to Google: https://support.google.com/google-ads/contact/vio_other_aw_policy

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