This data is often sold to other companies to profile users and their consumption, but not in the case of Brave where you can decide whether or not to do so. īut let’s go in order and start with the news about privacy control and personal data that users leave when they use a browser and interact with different websites.
Brave browser news update#
Our desktop browser update today (v1.15.72) features a Chromium upgrade (.75), various fixes, and the new crypto widget, powered by (available in the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and several more). First of all, user privacy control has been introduced, but and MoonPay have also been integrated. More importantly, it doesn’t impact upon a distraction-free experience for those who came for exactly that.Recently Brave, the famous browser for its BAT token reward program, announced several new features.
None of which is problematic, given what we understand about the murky world of AdTech, as enough users enable this to allow the Brave owners and advertisers to make money. If you do enable this functionality then a percentage of the BATs you “earn” for having adverts displayed goes to the advertisers you interact with. Nor do I need the built-in crypto wallet, thanks very much.
I’m not a “crypto bro” and have no use for the ability to earn BATs, basic attention tokens, in return for allowing certain adverts to be shown. Mea culpa, I have Ghostery Plus, EFF Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin installed. Brave is better than most, despite my warnings, because it comes with ad and tracking blocking, HTTPS everywhere and the like built in, so there’s no need to go completely mad adding loads of third-party stuff anyway. Spending ten minutes checking those things, and reading user reviews, is time well spent in my book. What does “a little due diligence” mean? Simple: check the privacy policy, the permissions that are required, the data that the extension sucks up and what it is used for. And it’s a big difference when you’re talking in terms of privacy.
Brave browser news skin#
Yes, under the skin it’s still the Chromium engine that powers both Chrome and Edge, but it’s the nature of the skin wrapped around Chromium that makes the difference.
Brave browser news driver#
That’s no longer the case: I’m using Brave as my daily driver these days.
Back then I found it – how can I put this politely – a little clunky. I first used Brave back in 2017 when it was a relative newcomer and “only” commanded around one million active users. Then again, I’m not overly keen on Microsoft having my data either, which is why I eventually thought I’d give Brave another try. I’ve not been using one of them for some time now, having found Edge to not only be quicker but easier to use without throwing as much of my private data into the Google realm. Firefox, for example, has four times as many active monthly users (216 million), Edge boasts 600 million and Chrome, as far as I can make out, has a stonking 2.5 billion. Let’s be clear though, it’s still a tiny fish in a very big pond.
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