I’m rather torn on Brave’s next major feature, specifically its effort to fundamentally change how web sites make money. And while you can get a similar experience in Chrome, you’ll have to install extensions to get there. Firefox is likely next in line, but it doesn’t block ads by default, nor is it configured out of the box to block as many things as Brave. How does this compare to other browsers? Simply put, Brave is the most private browser by virtue of everything it turns off automatically and by using Tor to keep your sessions perfectly private. While all browsers can browse without tracking your browsing locally, that only goes so far - it stops someone with physical access to your computer from seeing what you’ve been doing, but it does nothing to keep your browsing safe once your packets leave your computer.īrave solves this problem by implementing the Tor onion-routing network in an alternative privacy mode, meaning that you’ll be safe from prying eyes wherever they may be. You’ll also get a far better privacy mode. Other options include deciding which cookies to block and whether to block cross-site device recognition. Head into the settings, and you can choose which social media you want to block, including Facebook logins and embedded posts and embedded tweets by default, with the option to toggle on LinkedIn embedded post blocking as well. Also, Brave will attempt to connect to via HTTPS if a site allows it, and you haven’t connected to it automatically.īrave also keeps things from getting too distracting, by blocking auto-play videos (and providing a notification that it’s done so). Essentially, you’re invisible to the sites you visit, and they won’t be able to track you as you move around the internet. The list of what Brave blocks is quite extensive, including all ads (which aren’t included in the count), cross-site trackers, scripts, cross-site cookies, and more. Take a look at the right-hand side of the URL bar, and you’ll find Brave’s “shield” notification, a small icon with a counter that shows you at a glance how many things Brave has blocked on a given web site. Your ‘Do Not Track’ tool might be helping websites track you, study says

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