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.
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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”.
Johnny Ryan’s privacy keynote for P&G
Jun 15, 2020
Procter & Gamble invited Dr Johnny Ryan of Brave to give a (remote) keynote about how advertisers should adapt to the privacy-first future.
Important changes to the Brave Referral Program
Jun 11, 2020
Since Brave’s beginnings, our community has been a key engine to our worldwide growth. We are privileged to have such a passionate and dedicated user base that actively endorses and recommends Brave.
On Partner Referral Codes in Brave Suggested Sites
Jun 9, 2020
Delivering a better Web means protecting people’s privacy while building new, sustainable revenue models for creators and for Brave itself. We are trying new economic models that do not depend on user tracking or privacy violations…
Brave passes 15 million monthly active users and 5 million daily active users, showing 2.25x MAU growth in the past year
Jun 1, 2020
This May, Brave saw its monthly active users pass the 15 million mark with 15.4 million users, a growth of 50% since the Brave 1.0 launch this past November, and of 125% or 2.25x over the past year.
