The most popular browsers — from Chrome and Safari to Firefox — can help you keep your data away from prying eyes. But securing those web browsers may require setting up a few security-minded extensions or fiddling with privacy settings in preferences. But one browser upstart is taking the setup and tweaking out of the process and offering a browser — now with its own privacy-focused search engine — that goes all-in on guarding you and your information.
Brave browser blocks trackers and third-party cookies that monitor your activity as you travel across the web. But the browser also gives you control over what you do and don’t want to be blocked — from ads and cookies to Facebook and Google login buttons.
The maker of the unusual Brave browser said it understands that its strict blocking policy has a consequence for websites: You don’t see ads that help support the creation of website content. To compensate content creators, Brave takes a clever approach that allows you to make anonymous contributions to websites you visit. Publishers then receive the contributions in the form of cryptocurrencies once they opt into the system. Or, you can allow ads and tracking in Brave’s settings if you can’t be bothered. But the cost of being tracked is losing control of your privacy.
Brave browser blocks trackers and third-party cookies that monitor your activity as you travel across the web. But the browser also gives you control over what you do and don’t want to be blocked — from ads and cookies to Facebook and Google login buttons.
The maker of the unusual Brave browser said it understands that its strict blocking policy has a consequence for websites: You don’t see ads that help support the creation of website content. To compensate content creators, Brave takes a clever approach that allows you to make anonymous contributions to websites you visit. Publishers then receive the contributions in the form of cryptocurrencies once they opt into the system. Or, you can allow ads and tracking in Brave’s settings if you can’t be bothered.
