Brave is currently shitting the bed on me in what I fear is not an April Fool's joke, so I'm soliciting opinions. What browsers are you all using? What do you trust to not spy on you? Which browsers aren't thoroughly infected with ideological rot?
Obviously Google Chrome is a poisoned well, but are there any out there that pass muster?
I agree with u/FuckGenderPolitics. The only explanation I can find with that is that you have leftover parts of the install on your machine. Even if you don't plan on reinstalling Brave, you should still check out the control panel to make sure that it had been fully uninstalled, and then check your "/program files" folder (or wherever else you installed it) to make sure that the folder is completely erased. Keep your computer as clean as possible from unused files; it's just good practice. Also, clean all your cookies.
Assuming you don't intend on reformatting your computer entirely in the near future, of course.
I think there's still some junk left over in %LocalAppData%, so maybe I'll try clearing that out later this week and see if I can't salvage this. I really did not need this headache right at the start of my week.