> I work for Google on ads, speaking only for myself
> Ads are what fund the open web.
"Open web" is one of the Orwellian terms used by Google (and their controlled opposition - Mozilla), so it seems you aren't speaking only for yourself, eh?
Turning Firefox into a Chrome copycat* with built-in blocklists and Tor Browser Bundle features certainly didn't make it gain more users. Mozilla should've left Brave occupy that space. Brave, Pale Moon and Vivaldi deserve praise.
> Actually, I did check after posting, and they appear to do the bare minimum--port the posted CVEs, which won't even account for all the security bugs
If you actually read the release notes, you wouldn't say this.
> Ads are what fund the open web.
"Open web" is one of the Orwellian terms used by Google (and their controlled opposition - Mozilla), so it seems you aren't speaking only for yourself, eh?