When came out, my world didn’t change. I figured there was no reason to change browsers in a post world. After all, already controls most of my information, why on earth would I want to introduce something new into our relationship. Brave Internet Explorer Google almost exclusive Recently I woke up to what I thought was an attack on my laptop. My computer was stuck in a bios loop and wasn’t responding. I later discovered it was the . Windows 10 “BSOD” (Blue Screen Of Death) As a short term measure, I dragged my old PC into the living room and installed on it so I could get right to work. Ubuntu 20.04 pretty sure Linux is the only operating system where I am nobody is spying on me. After the , I began to think about the weakest links in my security chain. Like most people, most of my day is spent in , where I have installed extensions, and given permission to countless sites. I came to the conclusion is my weakest link. BSOD Windows Chrome Chrome doesn’t install by default, it installs . So on my temporary PC, I decided to delay installing , and give the a try. Ubuntu Chrome Firefox Chrome Firefox Firefox I used to love . Mozilla was the first browser I ever used, and there was a time when and their mail client were really good. Firefox Firefox ThunderBird As it turns out, not only is slicker looking than , there is a noticeable speed difference. I wasn’t sure what exactly made faster, but I remembered why I left in search of other browsers. Firefox Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer After a few days of living with it, I missed some of my extensions, but I certainly didn’t miss the bulk. felt right, It’s lightweight and feel’s faster than . Chrome Firefox Chrome The Friend Test My friend works with applied AI. He’s one of the best in the world at creating a and one of the only people who’s opinions on tech matter to me. custom deepfake I told him about my experience. He agreed that it was probably faster, but then he asked me why I didn’t use instead? Firefox Brave I had heard about but never installed it. The project was started by the co-founder of Mozilla and the inventor of Javascript. It seemed credible, but I remember reading something that claimed the project “was a joke”. At the time I agreed, was in its prime and there was no compelling reason to change. Brave Chrome Brave Is Not A Joke As it turns out, the “stupid” overambitious project I remembered reading about, but after about 10 minutes of using it — I knew it was no joke. was easily the fastest browser I had ever used. If they didn’t add a single feature to it — I would continue to use it based on speed alone. Brave is Brave was built using Chromium, so it shares a lot of features with Google . In fact, with you can install any extension that works with . Unlike , works anywhere works. There is no sacrifice switching from to , only benefits. Brave Chrome Brave, Chrome Firefox Brave Chrome Chrome Brave Why Is Brave So Fast? The genius of the browser can be found in its Adblocker. Adblocking is at the core of the performance gains you achieve by using . It is so effective at blocking ads, even sites like look sparse. Brave Brave Google knows its saving you time. In fact, it calculates how much time it saves you and displays it on the dashboard you see on every tab you open. Brave Security is known for its security features. When you visit a site, scans the site to block ad tracking, malware, and anything else it thinks is threatening. This occasionally causes issues, but Brave makes it easy to put “shields up” or “shields down”. Brave Brave Cool Features is a cornucopia of surprises. I was downloading a distribution recently and chose the Torrent magnet link over the mirror link. When I clicked on the link, I was surprised to see that handled the magnet link, and downloaded the entire file to memory before I could figure out what happened. can download torrents . Brave Linux Brave Brave without a third-party program full of ads Incognito, or private browsing, has been a major feature of all recent browsers, including . Private browsing sessions are private in the sense that the browser doesn’t save history and cookies to your device. Your traffic, however, is still public and can be intercepted by your ISP, unless you’re using a . Brave solves this problem by offering a private browsing option that uses Tor (the dark web) to encrypt and route your traffic without the need for a service. Microsoft Edge VPN VPN also has Crypto wallets built into the browser, making cryptocurrency easy to buy and use. Brave loves crypto, but unfortunately, it’s where they lose some people. Brave The Brave Economy The downside to is the overambitious economic model they created that utilizes (Basic Authentication Tokens). Like many crypto projects, tries to do too much. The browser stands on its own. Brave BAT Brave pays you to receive ad notifications while using their browser if you choose to opt-in. They aren’t annoying ads, they don’t slow you down, and you can ignore then, close them, or disable them. It is much less annoying than having them on screen. Brave Only 20% of people who use participate in the economy. In order to convert to , one first has to give up personal information, including a photo and a copy of your ID. Brave BAT USD is free, its open-source, and its been around since 2016. With only 12 million users, is a long way from seeing the number of users or currently have. Why is it that the fastest and arguably most secure browser isn’t growing faster? Brave Brave Chrome Firefox isn’t perfect, but its imperfections are minor in comparison to the value it adds. Browsing the Internet at lightning speeds, without ads, or malware mining in the background is hard to get used to at first. is the best browser for speed, ad-blocking, and security, after using it on all my devices, I couldn’t imagine using anything else. Brave Brave Previously published at https://www.ryangeddes.com/tech/why-dont-more-people-use-brave/

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