Brave’s latest news

An Introduction to Brave’s In-Browser Ads

Sep 3, 2020

Introduced in April 2019, Brave Ads provide Brave's current 18M monthly active users the choice to opt-in to privacy-preserving advertising.

Updates from Brave Research

Aug 31, 2020

Brave Research is a highly dynamic team of researchers and developers whose goal is to push the envelope when it comes to some of the more adventurous aspects and needs of the Brave browser and the underlying ecosystem.

Gemini Trading Widget Now Available to Brave Desktop Users

Aug 27, 2020

We are excited to announce that Gemini and Brave have partnered to make it easier for users to buy, sell, store, and earn crypto when using the Brave browser.

WebBundles Harmful to Content Blocking, Security Tools, and the Open Web

Aug 25, 2020

Google is proposing a new standard called WebBundles. This standard allows websites to “bundle” resources together, and will make it impossible for browsers to reason about sub-resources by URL. While we appreciate the problems the WebBundles and related proposals aim to solve, we believe there are other, better ways of achieving the same ends without compromising the open, transparent, user-first nature of the Web.

THEMIS: Progressive Decentralization with Smart Contracts and Sidechains (Part 2)

Aug 17, 2020

Brave Research presents THEMIS, a private-by-design ad platform that makes a significant step towards decentralizing the ad ecosystem.

Brave Sync Version 2 Now Available for Desktop and Android Users

Aug 13, 2020

Starting today, Brave desktop and Android users can use our fully redesigned sync functionality to sync data from desktop to desktop, as well as across desktop and Android devices.

Johnny Ryan takes a new role with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, after two years as Brave’s Chief Policy and Industry Relations Officer

Aug 5, 2020

Brave today announced that Dr Johnny Ryan, FRHistS, Brave’s Chief Policy and Industry Relations Officer, is departing from Brave to join the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. He will also take up a Senior Fellow position at the Open Markets Institute.

bitFlyer Partners with Next-Generation Privacy-Protecting Browser Brave

Jul 30, 2020

bitFlyer will be Brave's first partner in the crypto asset wallet space in Japan, meaning Japanese users will be able to receive and use BAT for the first time.

Brave and Guardian Partner to Integrate Brave iOS Browser with Guardian Firewall + VPN, to Power the Fastest, Safest Browsing Experience

Jul 27, 2020

Two leaders in the data privacy movement join forces to give people – not surveillance capitalists – control over their own data.

Update (Six Months of Data): lessons for growing publisher revenue by removing 3rd party tracking

Jul 24, 2020

This note analyses additional granular data from Dutch publisher NPO, and presents lessons for the publishing industry about privacy and revenue based on six months of data from a publishing group that removed 3rd party tracking. 

Fighting CNAME trickery

Jul 20, 2020

Trackers are constantly working on new techniques for evading privacy tools, and keep deploying new ways to evade privacy-protecting tools like the Brave browser. This post discusses a recent technique trackers use, CNAME cloaking, and a new feature in Brave that keeps Brave users protected.

Grab bag: query stripping, referrer policy, and reporting API

Jul 20, 2020

In order to stay one step ahead of online trackers, Brave regularly releases new privacy features and improvements. This post discusses three recent changes in Brave that each help make the web a more privacy, and person, respecting platform.

Brave and Code for Everyone partner to create a new way to support nonprofit organizations via Brave Rewards

Jul 20, 2020

Brave has partnered with "Minna no Code” (Code for Everyone), an educational nonprofit organization in Japan. Our partnership is new forms of support for NPOs using the next generation Brave browser and the Brave Rewards ecosystem.

Gemini Integrates with Brave for Trading and Wallet Support

Jul 15, 2020

Gemini and Brave have partnered to make it easier for users to buy, sell, store, and earn crypto when using the Brave browser. This integration allows users to engage with crypto via the new Gemini Trading Widget.

Travala.com Launches Marketing Campaign via Privacy-Preserving Brave Ads

Jul 13, 2020

Travala.com and Brave Software announced a global ad campaign that promotes Travala.com via privacy-preserving Brave Ads.

bitFlyer Partners with Next-Generation privacy-protecting Browser Brave

Jul 9, 2020

bitFlyer will be Brave's first partner in the crypto asset wallet space in Japan.

Brave and NYIAX Announce Partnership Utilizing Blockchain and Privacy to Connect Advertisers and Consumers

Jul 9, 2020

Brave Software and NYIAX today announced a partnership that will enable advertisers to connect with consumers in a way that prioritizes personal choice and respects new privacy legislation.

New data shows publisher revenue impact of cutting 3rd party trackers

Jul 1, 2020

This note shares new data on publisher revenue impact from switching off 3rd party ad tracking.

THEMIS: Towards a Decentralized Ad Platform with Reporting Integrity (Part 1)

Jun 25, 2020

Brave Research presents THEMIS, a private-by-design ad platform that makes a significant and important step toward decentralizing the ad ecosystem.

California Privacy Rights Act to define and limit “cross-context behavioral advertising”

Jun 22, 2020

Following a court decision on Friday, it is now highly likely that California will curtail "cross-context behavioral advertising”.