What does HackerNews think of brave-browser?
Next generation Brave browser for Android, Linux, macOS, Windows.
If you don't trust them, you can compile it on your own.
Here's the source code in case you feel like pointing to the code you believe is doing the "intelligence gathering": https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
[1]: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
[2]: https://github.com/chromium/chromium/releases/tag/90.0.4430....
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
> and likely having to buy their crypto to test it
I have 24 BAT and I didn't buy them. I donate some of what I earn from ads to a project maintainer on Github.
> Brave is still selling the tokens for third-parties without their knowledge
Brave doesn't sell tokens. They did raise money through a token sale but that's not relevant.
> System should be you send funds, transfer is not done until 3rd party authorization is received, 3rd party has no fee cash option instead (fees if any paid by donor) — and transaction voids after 30-days.
The transfer isn't done until the creator verifies with Brave. See my comment above.
Doing a minimum of reading (wiki, brave website, reddit) would do wonders for your comments.
Yes they have. They had their own browser previously but have since given up on that. https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
Chromium is listed right on the readme.
They have the project on github so I guess the answer is yes...
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
The business model is also quite smart, since the users get paid BAT tokens for viewing ads.
Not sure what your motivation is here in asserting something which is completely false.
Ads are blocked by default, and their research team is pioneering new approaches to ad blocking. See for instance https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.09155
The browser is also open-source: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser https://github.com/brave-intl
You're right the business model is advertising, very similar to Google. However the key difference is that they're trying to enable ads in a way that is privacy focused. They don't let websites track you. The whole point is that there are client-side algorithms that decide what advertisements to serve you.
I've never used it because I kind of thought it was a weird cryptocurrency project. I honestly don't think it provides much value over Chromium + uBlock + uMatrix. But it's just another option.
I personally use Google Chrome, because I actually like signing in with my Google account, and I don't mind the tracking. I already use Google for everything: Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar, Analytics, AdWords, AdSense, YouTube, search. And Google Apps for my company. My choice of browser doesn't make a difference.