> For me what convinced me to switch to brave is that actually do privacy by default, not just empty talk like mozilla.
That's one hell of a take.
- they have their own independent search engine
- and their own privacy respecting AD network.
- they block ADs and trackers BY DEFAULT
What is a "privacy respecting AD network"?
How are points #1 and #2 at all pro-privacy?
If they are embedding their own ad system, how is them blocking ads and trackers actually relevant? If all telemetry is not off by default it undermines the relevance of point #3 substantially.
#1 - The search engine works based off of what you actually query, not who you are, other sites you've visited, where you're located etc.
#2 - Ads are off by default, you can opt in to see ads and if you do you can opt in to collect a token that you can then either keep or donate to content providers that you support (ie tipping). I have never opted in so I never see it.
1. Actual competition to Google with no trackers, unlike DDG and start page and many others, which are basically new UIs for bing and google respectively.
That's one hell of a take.
What is a "privacy respecting AD network"?How are points #1 and #2 at all pro-privacy?
If they are embedding their own ad system, how is them blocking ads and trackers actually relevant? If all telemetry is not off by default it undermines the relevance of point #3 substantially.