# Web browser "Brave" - anyone else tried it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-brave-anyone-else-tried-it/852618>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 26, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-brave-anyone-else-tried-it/852618 "2020-04-26T15:36:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![albino\_manatee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/albino_manatee/32/2_2.png) [@albino\_manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/albino_manatee)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-brave-anyone-else-tried-it/852618/21 "2020-04-28T14:14:18Z")

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been using brave since 06-2016 … firefox is my default … also use tor. in the past, i’d also used chrome 'n vivaldi 'n yandex 'n opera.

**chrome** … didn’t like it enough to keep it … was no faster than firefox and, since chrome is world’s most popular browser … it will be targeted the most by hackers and other schmucks who think they’re all that. **yandex** … huge download _(larger than safari)_ … not entirely sure why that was. used the browser for a short while … seemed to use resources more than others _(at the time)_. the one thing that ultimately drove me away was the fact that it’s russian based. at that time … quite a bit of media coverage accusing russia of election meddling and other nefarious social-news bullsh\*t. in lieu of that … ended up removing the browser. **vivaldi** … not much to say about it … used it briefly (after yandex removal) … never had any issues with it … aside from it not being robust enough (security regards). **opera** … nice browser … used extensively back with my win-xp os … changed computers and os … opera was forgotten about.

right … the **brave** experience … haven’t had any issues with it. seems faster than my other browsers … doesn’t seem to use that many resources … utilizes the chrome engine. blocks ads 'n malware 'n trackers 'n fingerprinting. they also offer an _“opt-in”_ feature _(brave-ad rewards)_ … for those who wish to generate a bit of spare change. this opt-in feature is turned off by default.

screen-cap of brave _(homepage)_:

[[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/yJOVf65.png?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/Q86SAFx)

brave features _(page bottom)_:

> **[Features | Brave Browser](https://brave.com/features/)**
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> Brave is the browser that is completely rethinking the web with faster page load speeds, import and bookmark options and a safer way to surf the internet.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-brave-anyone-else-tried-it/852618/22 "2020-04-30T11:49:31Z")

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Curious, **albino\_manatee** , why you use Firefox and not Brave? You seem to have nothing but good things to say about Brave.  
mmm

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