This is true, but that’s individual level. And overall Brave does keep your passwords encrypted. Like if you took and copied your password folder over to a USB and then tried opening it on another device, it won’t let you access or see passwords. It just will be a bunch of encrypted gobblygook.
Though as you mention, there’s different ways to access things. If you allow someone access to your computer or they work in the background with access to do something like Export Passwords, then they will have them in plain text. Overall though, they do a pretty solid job on limiting access. This often leads to people complaining because maybe they had done backups of their drive and when their PC goes to crap, they are upset that none of the passwords are accessible.
They do this. The option is you can use Sync with its limitations, you can use extensions that sync across devices and save to accounts, or you choose to manually import/export. Options are indeed there for you to determine how you want to handle your data.
No nanny to it. They build out what is most safe and secure. The option is to use it or they always let you have access to other methods. As mentioned, you can install extensions and do a variety of things within the browser.
And let’s face it, most of us have multiple devices. So if you have the browser on multiple, you’re almost always going to have your data saved. Like if right now my PC died, I have everything synced with my old Android and my iPhone. With this, I’d be able to share it over.
Yet, there’s still even risk. Like with Sync stops working randomly and cannot be restarted without new sync chain. (Bookmarks no longer syncing, send to device no longer working reliably either.) where even I had issues. It seemed to be fixed but then it stopped syncing again and I had to delete my sync chain and create a new one. Currently they are hitting capacity on sync chains quick for people who are syncing History. So if I had been relying on that sync chain and lost track of devices, I might have been screwed. Even with having the code, it wasn’t fetching data.
Btw, did you ever read the FAQ I linked you to? The reason it was there is not only to explain why they have shifted to expiring sync codes, but it also provided link on how to get the last code and be able to access your old sync account. Just wanting to confirm you were able to get that and regain your data.