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Brave is a free and open source web browser based on chromium<ref name=":0">Brave browser source code https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/</ref>, privacy focused it is shipped with a dedicated ad-blocker<ref>Brave rust based ad blocker source code https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust</ref> independent from the chromium code base and therefor not subjected to [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Chromium#Manifest_V3 Google's WebExtension update]. | '''Brave''' is a free and open source web browser based on chromium<ref name=":0">Brave browser source code https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/</ref>, privacy focused it is shipped with a dedicated ad-blocker<ref>Brave rust based ad blocker source code https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust</ref> independent from the chromium code base and therefor not subjected to [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Chromium#Manifest_V3 Google's WebExtension update]. | ||
Launched in 2016 by the Brave Software company it's business model is based mostly on ad revenue through their [https://brave.com/fr/brave-rewards/ brave rewards program] but more generally through the use of their own cryptocurrency [https://basicattentiontoken.org/ BAT ( Basic Attention Token )], by opt-in to the brave rewards program the user get occasional ads notification on their desktop and have the possibility to send the BAT they own to verified publisher ( website owners, online creators ... ). | Launched in 2016 by the Brave Software company it's business model is based mostly on ad revenue through their [https://brave.com/fr/brave-rewards/ brave rewards program] but more generally through the use of their own cryptocurrency [https://basicattentiontoken.org/ BAT ( Basic Attention Token )], by opt-in to the brave rewards program the user get occasional ads notification on their desktop and have the possibility to send the BAT they own to verified publisher ( website owners, online creators ... ). | ||
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Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable): | |||
* User Freedom | |||
* User Privacy | |||
* Business Model | |||
* Market Control | |||
==Incidents== | |||
=== Affiliated links in the address bar === | === Affiliated links in the address bar === | ||
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After the controversy an update was done to clearly indicate in brave that the publisher going to be tipped is not affiliated to Brave and all tips given anyway are sent back to the user after 90 days of not being claimed by the publisher, this policy was later changed to simply not be able to tip unverified creators at all.<ref name=":0" /> | After the controversy an update was done to clearly indicate in brave that the publisher going to be tipped is not affiliated to Brave and all tips given anyway are sent back to the user after 90 days of not being claimed by the publisher, this policy was later changed to simply not be able to tip unverified creators at all.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==See also== | |||
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