Commitments and zero-knowledge attestations over TLS 1.3: DiStefano protocol
Dec 4, 2024
DiStefano protocol enables secure data verification over TLS 1.3, allowing users to prove specific claims without revealing sensitive personal information.
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BAT Roadmap 3.0: The On-Chain Era
Nov 27, 2024
Centered on on-chain growth, BAT Roadmap 3.0 introduces disintermediation, expanded blockchain integrations, and a creator growth program to elevate BAT utility across Web3 and beyond.
Announcing chat mode, a conversational chat experience that expands the ability of Brave Search and its Answer with AI
Nov 21, 2024
This new feature offers the option to ask follow-up questions from the basis of an initial query to Brave Search.
Boomerang: A Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Verifiable Incentive Protocol
Nov 20, 2024
Brave Research introduces Boomerang, a privacy-preserving protocol that decentralizes Brave Rewards while enabling verifiable ad interactions. Users can earn rewards anonymously through cryptographic proofs.
Procedural filtering for better adblocking
Nov 19, 2024
Starting with version 1.73, Brave is significantly improving its adblocking capabilities by adding support for procedural cosmetic filtering of page elements.
Delete site data instantly with the new Shred button on Brave iOS browser
Nov 18, 2024
Starting with iOS version 1.71, Brave is rolling out a way to quickly delete browsing data that sites can use to identify you across visits. It's called Shred.
Brave's built-in VPN is updated with new features, additional servers, and more subscription options
Oct 30, 2024
Brave's latest VPN update brings hundreds of new servers, city-level selection, and extended device support, offering users an unparalleled privacy and security solution directly within their browser.
When privacy-preserving advertising measurement falls short
Sep 19, 2024
Privacy-preserving ad measurement should prioritize user control and transparency rather than catering to third-party advertisers.
Nebula: Brave's differentially private system for privacy-preserving analytics
Sep 18, 2024
Introducing Nebula, a novel and best-in-class system developed by Brave Research for product usage analytics with differential privacy guarantees.
Introducing cross-chain swaps on Brave Wallet
Aug 30, 2024
Announcing native bridging support in Brave Wallet. This allows users to transfer assets from one blockchain to another with the familiar user experience of swaps.
Chrome is Entrenching Third-Party Cookies For Some Sites In A Way That Will Predictably, Inevitably Mislead Users
Aug 26, 2024
Related Website Sets is a user-hostile weakening of the Web's privacy model, plainly designed to benefit websites and advertisers, to the detriment of user privacy.
Brave brings HTTPS by Default to iOS
Aug 21, 2024
Starting with version 1.68, Brave will become the first iOS Web browser to try to upgrade all sites to HTTPS by default.
BLaDE: Brave's Performance Evaluation Testbed
Aug 14, 2024
Introducing BLaDE: Brave's open-source testbed for automated mobile performance evaluation. This system accurately measures device metrics while simulating user actions, enhancing mobile app assessment.
MELTing Point: Mobile Evaluation of Language Transformers
Jul 25, 2024
We explore the feasibility of deploying LLMs on device, a model in which user prompts and LLM outputs never leave the device premises.
Bring Your Own Model (BYOM): using Brave Leo with your own LLMs
Jun 27, 2024
Brave Nightly sets a new standard for AI privacy and customization. Connect your preferred AI model, local or remote, directly to Leo in your browser.
What Manifest V3 means for Brave Shields and the use of extensions in the Brave browser
Jun 27, 2024
Brave is committed to maintaining Manifest V2 support, allowing users to keep their favorite extensions functioning beyond the industry-wide deprecation.
Leo, Brave's in-browser AI assistant, now incorporates real-time Brave Search results for even better answers
Jun 13, 2024
Leo—Brave's in-browser AI assistant—is now even more useful thanks to its integration with Brave Search.
Brave launches Search Ads in key markets, after successful test phase with leading brands
May 30, 2024
After nearly 18 months of testing with initial partners, Brave Search Ads are now available as part of Brave's innovative privacy-preserving ad platform.
Brave Unveils New Privacy-Focused AI Answer Engine, Set to Handle Nearly 10 Billion Annual Queries
Apr 17, 2024
Answer with AI is the only large real-time answer engine that puts privacy first and does not rely on Big Tech search engines
Leo is now integrated with Brave Talk video conferencing, enabling private, AI-supported meeting summaries, task lists, and more
Apr 10, 2024
Brave has integrated its AI assistant Leo with Brave Talk, its video conferencing tool, to provide real-time meeting summaries, task lists, and more for a more efficient and productive meeting experience, while maintaining privacy.
