Brave is based on Chromium, with a Mozilla public license and is available for mobile devices (iOS, Android) and for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Let's see what Brave stands for and if it is a serious competitor of Chrome, Firefox or Edge.
Statement of intents
How to differentiate yourself from the competition? Surely Brendan Eich thought when he decided to create a new browser.
First of all, in the speed of navigation, one of the aspects in which more attention is paid to all. Brave says open web pages faster than Firefox or Chrome. Specifically, 2x desktop and 8x mobile devices.
And the second big pillar of Brave is privacy, a topic that is constantly discussed on the internet after cases of loss of privacy such as Facebook or simply analyzing what Google knows about us. Not for nothing, Brave's motto is You are not a product or You are not a product.
In constant improvement
In addition to everything seen, Brave is also committed to other functions that are newer or less common. Two recent examples: donations through Tokens and the integration of Tor to navigate insurance.
Through Brave Payments,https://brave.com/faq-rewards/#what-is-brave-payments it is possible to contribute to the pages we visit by donating a small amount using tokens, a virtual currency that we can acquire with real money.
But where really Brave has taken a big leap over the competition is with the integration of Tor, the popular anonymous navigation system and that can be used simply by clicking on the + button in the tab bar and selecting New Private Tab with Tor .
No need to install Tor separately or make any changes to the configuration of Brave, simply by opening a new private tab with Tor we can navigate freely and without fear of blockages from our ISP or the country in question.
To prove it we went to Who.is, where it tells us our IP and all the possible information about it. In case of using the private tab with Tor, the IP is different, and if we want more information about it, the page gives us error 502.
In summary, Brave is an alternative to take into account, whether you are looking for a fast browser, a safe one or a full of functions to make navigation and search for information easier.
Sources:
https://hipertextual.com/2018/08/brave-navegador-privacidad
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