>>105571566Total disinfo. Brave Shields are build into the browser itself and don't rely on MV2 or MV3. Furthermore, that article has been completely debunked:
>Auto-updatesWindows problem, Brave doesn't auto-update on Linux
>Brave has built-in telemetryP3A removes your IP address from the requests, doesn't collect personal information, the list of metrics is public, the code is open source, etc., can be disabled with one click
>Brave TodayOpt-in
>SafeBrowsingSafeBrowsing works locally and all requests (when there's a match and to download the database) are proxied from their own servers, also can be disabled with one click
>Brave RewardsOpt-in
>Miscellaneous requests worth notingCertificate revocation, filter lists and component updates, not spyware