[SmallPeePeeMan]

It’s my default mobile browser. It does NOT replace ads with its own — this complete nonsense. It blocks ads unless you opt-in to see them and the whole Brave Points thing is stupid. I’ve never opted-in.

It is well-known that Firefox and Chrome do their own tracking. no extension, ublock or otherwise, can change that.

[Wowfunhappy]

> It is well-known that Firefox and Chrome do their own tracking. no extension, ublock or otherwise, can change that.

Huh? Firefox has telemetry but the ways to turn it off are well documented.

[SmallPeePeeMan]

Why would I do this:

1. Research the latest settings I need to change in about:config to ensure telemetry & tracking are disabled, and privacy settings are optimized (and hope I got them all).

2. Install ublock origin and possibly other privacy-related extensions (e.g. to block finger printing)

3. Do this on every device which I use... I don’t know about you but I have dozens of devices between myself and my family

4. every time i re-install Firefox or create a new Firefox profile, repeat step #1 and #2.

5. Read the release notes for every Firefox update to ensure there aren’t new or changed about:config settings I should change.

When I can just use Brave instead?

You seriously do all 5 of those steps religiously? Because if don’t, you’re a step or 3 behind Brave’s our-of-the-box defaults.