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- Category
- Browser · SaaS alternative
- Cost
- Free
- Country
- US
- Licensing
- Mixed
# PROS AND CONS
+ what works
- +Strong default protections (ads, trackers, fingerprinting) without extensions
- +Open source under MPL 2.0 with code on GitHub
- +Keeps full uBlock Origin and other MV2 privacy extensions working
- +Brave Search uses an independent index, not Google or Bing
− watch out for
- −US jurisdiction, subject to US legal process and NSLs
- −Crypto and Rewards surface area (BAT, Wallet) ships in the same browser even if opt-in
- −History of trust-eroding incidents (2020 affiliate-link injection, 2021 Tor-mode DNS leak), both since fixed
- −Brendan Eich's 2008 Prop 8 donation continues to drive user mistrust regardless of technical merit
- −Tor windows route through the Tor network but are not the hardened Tor Browser
# PRIVACY NOTES
Shields block third-party ads, trackers, and fingerprinting attempts by default, with no extension required. Browsing history is not sent to Brave; product analytics is anonymized and can be disabled. Some features call third parties (Safe Browsing via Google with IP proxied on desktop, translation via Lingvanex, VPN via Guardian). Brave Software Inc. is a US Delaware company and subject to US legal process. Brave still supports Manifest V2 extensions like uBlock Origin that Chrome has removed.
# REPLACES
google-chromesafari
# TAGS
#chromium · #ad-blocker · #shields · #mpl-2.0
# DOES THIS WORK FOR YOU
# NOTES FROM PEOPLE WHO TRIED IT
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