Brave: brave.com| 20 mins| 7/8/10 macOS/iOS/iPadOS
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ostofususeChrome,Firefox,
OperaorMicrosoftEdgeto
browse thewebbut thereare
excellentlesser-knownchoicesavailable,
such as Brave,which has justreached
version 1.0after severalyearsof
development.CreatedbyBrendanEich, a
former CEOofMozilla (theorganisation
behind Firefox), it promisesfaster pageloading andbetterprivacy. Braveblocks
ads, trackers and autoplaying videos
automatically,anddoesn’t storeorsell
your browsing data. Its optional Brave
Rewardsscheme letsyoumakefinancial
contributionstoyourfavouritesitesto
compensateforblockingtheir ads. It
also hasaprivatemodethatusesTorto
rerouteyour searches anonymously.Browse the webwithBrave
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TheShields buttontothe right of the
addressbar^1 showswhen the
browser has blocked something on the
current site.Clicking the button identifies
the blocked item.^2 TheAdvancedView(^3) letsyoumanage the ad blocker,cookie
control and so on.Youcan also change
the global shielddefaults.^4
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WhenyoufirstrunBrave,atour
explains howtouse the browser and
givesyouthe optiontoimportyour
settings and bookmarks. Selectyour
main browser in the drop-down menu^1
and click Import.^2 Youcanthen choose
your default search engine,pickatheme
and optionally enable BraveRewards.
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Onceyou’reset up,browsetheweb
as normal.Openanewtab and
you’regreeted with anattractivephoto
(^1) and details ofthenumber of ads and
trackers blocked.^2 It also showshow
manytimesyou’vebeenredirectedtothe
HTTPSversion ofawebsite^3 and the
amount of time savedbyblocking ads.^4
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Thenewtabpage also provides
details onBraveRewards, including
earningssofarthismonth and anytips
andcontributions.Youearntokensby
viewing ads or adding funds. Click the
BraveRewards boxorenterbrave://
rewards^1 in the addressbar.Toggle
BraveRewards on oroff.^2
Afternearlyfouryears in development, the
privacy-focusedwebbrowser,Brave,isfinally
out of beta.Here’swhatyouneedto know
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Youcantoggleadsonoroff,and
click theAds Settings buttonto
specify howmanyadsyouwanttosee –
between one and fiveperhour.^1 By
default, the browser will auto-contribute
toverifiedsitesyou visit.^2 Youcan
verifyyourwallet^3 andaddfunds.^4
16 pages ofworkshops, tips, projects
and problem solving
Practical
PHOTOBY
Bravecredits the
photographerresponsible
forthe currentimageon
itsnewtabpage.Clickthe
credit tovisittheir site
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