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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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Research

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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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Brave 1.38 brings privacy enhancements plus new Rewards options for Android

Apr 27, 2022

Today's Brave browser release features privacy enhancements on desktop and Android, plus new Rewards options on Android.

Brave announces Brave Talk extension, bringing one-click scheduling to Google Calendar

Mar 3, 2022

Today, Brave is announcing several new features for Brave Talk, our privacy-preserving video conferencing product available directly in the Brave browser. This includes the Brave Talk extension for Google Calendar, which makes it easier than ever to schedule private calls with colleagues and friends via our desktop browser.

Introducing the Brave Wallet, a Browser-Native Crypto Wallet With No Extension Required

Nov 16, 2021

Today, we launch the Brave Wallet, a native wallet built into the browser, enabling users to store, manage, grow, and swap crypto from within Brave.

Brave Launches Brave Talk for Privacy-Preserving Video Conferencing

Sep 22, 2021

Today, Brave launched Brave Talk, a new privacy-focused video conferencing feature built directly into the Brave browser.

Building and releasing the Brave browser to tens of millions of users

Jun 25, 2021

Our user base has grown by more than 10x these past years, recently passing 32 million monthly active users, and if you add the increasing number of platforms, channels, and architectures to the mix, then our build and release capacity had to scale 100x.

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.

Brave Upgrades Users of its Desktop Browser to its Redesigned, Faster Version

Dec 7, 2018

New Chromium-based release automatically replaces previous Muon-based version with seamless migration

New Brave Browser Release Available for General Download on Brave.com

Oct 18, 2018

Starting today, users who download a new version of the Brave desktop browser from the Brave website will be presented with Brave’s latest browser release, which was recently redesigned and is based on Chromium.

Beta Release of Redesigned Brave Desktop Browser is Available Today for Download and Testing

Sep 27, 2018

Today we’re releasing the first beta version of our upcoming Brave 1.0 browser for testing on our new Brave Beta Channel.

Brave Unveils Development Plans for Upcoming 1.0 Browser Release, Including Transition to Chromium Front-End

Mar 28, 2018

The Brave 1.0 browser for desktop operating systems is coming later this year and it will include several significant improvements that we’d like to share now.

New Brave Release Available For Desktop Users With Across-the-board Improvements And Updates

Jan 31, 2018

Today we’re releasing a desktop browser update with highly-awaited features and performance improvements, as well as multiple fixes for issues reported by our user community.