March 11, 2020

Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation

Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.

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February 27, 2020

Brave beats other browsers in privacy study

Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.

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November 15, 2019

Brave 1.0 launches, extends ad-watching payouts to iOS

It's showtime: Finally out of beta comes the browser that promises privacy, anonymity and cryptocurrency in exchange for your eyeballs.

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September 09, 2019

Brave accuses Google of sidestepping GDPR

A senior executive at private browser company Brave has accused Google of using a workaround that lets it identify users to ad networks.

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September 05, 2019

Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla

Mozilla has told developers not to fret - it won't follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.

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May 24, 2019

Google Ad Exchange in data privacy probe

It was triggered by a complaint filed by Dr. Johnny Ryan, CPO of privacy-focused Brave browser, which is fighting Google's search domination.

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April 09, 2019

Chrome, Safari and Opera criticised for removing privacy setting

Forthcoming versions of the Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera are in the process of removing the ability to disable a long-ignored tracking feature called hyperlink auditing pings.

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February 12, 2019

Brave browser explains Facebook whitelist to concerned users

Brave is playing down fears after the revelation of what looked like a whitelist in its code allowing it to communicate with Facebook.

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December 10, 2018

Microsoft’s gutting Edge and stuffing it with Chromium

Edge joins Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Yandex, and Brave. Better for web compatibility, but if one thing breaks, they all break.

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