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... browser, that is: https://brave.com

After running my favourite browser with a growing handful of extensions to protect online privacy (uBlock Origin, HTTPS Everywhere, Privacy Badger, AdBlock & Tor Proxy) I happened upon the Brave browser.

It's based on Chromium, I believe, and pre-configured with all those privacy measures ... all rolled into one "shield" which you can click to see what you're missing, so to speak. It does regular tabs, private tabs and Tor tabs. Sync is via a blockchain type seed. You can also enable payments to your favourite websites since you're no longer enjoying their adverts - advertising is the past; embrace the blockchain!

I've been running it on macOS (desktop) and Ubuntu (laptop), for which I downloaded the .deb rather than running the pre-built snap in the apt repository.

As a browser, it's sound! Browse like a Lion!

Check it out ...
 
As a site owner I really like the BAT token idea, it's always a quandary on how to best serve ads without ruining the browsing experience.
 
It's certainly a new deal for using the web ...

Considering blockchain a bit like a reward card, dribbles of credit can go on for all manner of reasons and come off for browsing websites. Heck! Even browsing could be an activity that creates entropy for the blockchain itself earning credit. Site owners gain credit when people browse, content owners get credit when their content is displayed and the browser can enjoy content without lashing of advertisement, unless they want it. Blockchain is the key to securing our privacy while permitting use of our personal data that is truly in the public domain or explicitly permitted.

Blockchain ... it's the future!
 
I see they have now started implementing ads. It's opt in and you can select how many you see per hour. Haven't seen any yet, looks like you get a notification and can choose when to view.
 
Sadly, another controversy with Brave ---> here

Their PR is terrible, and seems a lot of the users who moved to them for trust and confidence reasons, are getting fed up. Shame.

On a separate note; been trying the new Microsoft Edge browser. Probably not as secure as Brave, but bloody slick and quick!
 
I caught that in me feeds the other day.

Indeed, since starting this thread something sinister has happened to Brave. Great concept and entwining it with a blockchain model is the inspired part ... but, I dropped it a good while ago. I'm back on Firefox again and use a plugin (FoxyProxy) to switch Tor (installed as a service) on and off in the browser - I did like that you could just open a Tor tab in Brave.

Ho-hum!
 
I caught that in me feeds the other day.

Indeed, since starting this thread something sinister has happened to Brave. Great concept and entwining it with a blockchain model is the inspired part ... but, I dropped it a good while ago. I'm back on Firefox again and use a plugin (FoxyProxy) to switch Tor (installed as a service) on and off in the browser - I did like that you could just open a Tor tab in Brave.

Ho-hum!
Likewise, I used Brave for almost 18 months. Loved the concept, and as you say Paul, something has gone wrong. The CEO doesn't help in his communications. I stopped using it last week after this issue - as it comes on top of a number of problems with the business model and how the software has been developed.

I'll checkout Firefox & that plugin.
 
Went back to Brave about 6 months ago - sync'd my laptop desktop & mobile - just gone over 1m trackers & ads blocked (not on here - shields down). Shocked to the extent of tracking o_O
 
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