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Request "Off the Record"

Request OTR is another in Brave's suite of features that support the privacy needs of individual users, protecting far beyond the "standard" …
Forgetful Browsing

Forgetful Browsing is similar to, but more powerful and protective than, popular browsing extensions and private browsing modes. It's …
"Google Sign-In" Permission

Starting in version 1.51, Brave will increase user privacy by extending the brower's permission system to cover legacy Google Sign-In…

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Web standards

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First-Party Sets: Tearing Down Privacy Defenses Just as They're Being Built

Google is proposing a feature called "First-Party Sets," which would have browsers reduce privacy barriers between sites. This is both …
Google's Topics API: Rebranding FLoC Without Addressing Key Privacy Issues

The Topics API does not address the core harmfulness of FLoC: that it’s arrogant and dangerous for Google to be the arbiter of what users …
Privacy And Competition Concerns with Google’s Privacy Sandbox

The UK CMA (along with other regulators and web activists) are largely evaluating Google’s Privacy Sandbox as an isolated, independent set …

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FrodoPIR: Simple, Scalable, Single-Server Private Information Retrieval

We design FrodoPIR — a highly configurable, stateful, single-server Private Information Retrieval (PIR) scheme that involves an offline …
Pool-Party: Exploiting Browser Resource Pools for Web Tracking

We identify class of covert channels in browsers that are not mitigated by current defenses, which we call "pool-party" attacks. Pool-party …
Tango or Square Dance? How Tightly Should we Integrate Network Functionality in Browsers?

The question at which layer network functionality is presented or abstracted remains a research challenge. Traditionally, network …

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New Website for the BAT Community and Online Creators Features Latest News, Technical Tools, Promotions, and Global Meetup Groups

Today we are excited to launch batcommunity.org, the official new homebase for the Basic Attention Token Community. BAT fans can tune into the website to stay up to date with the latest BAT-related content, discover new verified creators, locate and help coordinate BAT meetups in their area, and help grow the community. Online creators and publishers can find the product information they need to get verified and start earning BAT, and can see the latest promotions to reach more users. If you’re interested in BAT, there’s something here for you!

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State of the BAT 2023

Following previous State of the BAT posts from 2021 and 2022, the 2023 State of the BAT provides a snapshot of BAT stats, key accomplishments from 2022 and a look ahead at our goals for BAT in 2023.

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Important Changes to Brave Rewards

Today we are detailing changes to Brave Rewards that will land in Brave version 1.48.x, which is scheduled to be released early February 2023.

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Brave and Gemini Expand Partnership to Provide Integrated Custodial Wallet for Brave Rewards on Android

With the Brave Android app update rolling out today (v1.38), Brave users who opt into Brave Rewards on Android can connect a Gemini account to their browser's Brave Rewards to manage their Basic Attention Tokens (BAT).

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