![]() ![]() While most websites have switched to serving sites with encryption, some pages or parts of web pages may still be insecure. Brave automatically attempts to switch to HTTPS to ensure your communication with websites is secure. This security feature makes it harder for hackers to spy on your browser’s traffic. SafeCentral Review: Safe Browsing or Paranoia? In my article about encryption, I noted that Google’s transparency report found that as much as 25% of websites still do not support HTTPS. When matched up against the other popular browsers, Brave came up clean. You do not have to add plugins or extensions to get ad-blocking functionality. They are just built into the Brave system. Note that some site owners (not me) are up in arms about it ad blocking. With Brave blocking them as a default, the advertisers get blocked automatically. ![]() There is a drawback to this feature, though. On some pages, it can make your screen displays look unfinished with blank spaces in parts of the page where the ads would be. ![]() If this happens, turn the shields off for that particular page. With Shields down, the webpage should function as designed. Tracking doesn’t just occur just in the browser. The search engine you use also collects information about what you type into its search box.īrave acquired a search engine called Tailcat in March 2021, releasing the beta version of Brave Search.īrave wants to join the market for privacy-respecting search engines alongside the increasingly popular DuckDuckGo. Brave Search wants to provide unbiased results and rank them on relevance without invading the privacy of its active users. I use Brave Search as my default search engine the majority of the time. ![]()
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