Why I chose the Brave Browser

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/3/4/18249623/brave-browser-choice-chrome-vivaldi-replacement-chromium
A couple of weeks ago I had Linux Mint installed and was searching for a new browser, so the other night after researching on Duck Duck Go I chose Brave. Here's an article on it.

So far I'm extremely happy. It is super fast and blocks all kind of crap in real time. I love the dark screen mode also. I'm still playing with it

"On January 20, 2016, Brave Software launched the first version of Brave with an ad blocking feature, and announced plans for a privacy ad feature and a revenue sharing program"
Wikipedia

https://brave.com/about/

From Brave website^^^

https://brave.com/download/

download direct from Brave^^

https://brave.com/features/

Brave Browser Feature List
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Shields
Ad blocking
Fingerprinting prevention*
Cookie control*
HTTPS upgrading*
Block scripts*
Per-site shield settings
Configurable global shield defaults

Tabs & Windows
Private Windows
Pinned Tabs*
Auto-unload*
Drag and drop*
Duplicate*
Close Options
Find on page
Print page

Address Bar
Add Bookmark
Autosuggest URLs
Search from address bar
Autosuggest search terms
Show/hide bookmarks toolbar*
Show secure or insecure site
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Security
Clear browsing data
Built-in password manager
Form autofill
Control content access to full-screen presentation*
Control site access to autoplay media
Send “Do not track” with browsing requests
U
Search
Choose default search engine
Use keyboard shortcuts for alternate search engines*
Option to use DuckDuckGo for private window search*
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Extensions/Plugins
Brave Desktop now supports most of the Chrome extensions in the chrome web store

*Features marked with an asterisk are pending on one or more platforms.

https://www.educba.com/advantage-of-linux/
This is pretty geeky but if you've been searching for a new OS instead of Apple, Microsoft etc., you can have Linux with and alongside other existing OS. For example: on my laptop and I have Linux Mint on the same system as Windows. I still can use Chrome Browser, Firefox and now Brave browser etc.

A side note, I had an old IPod the silver one. Remember that one? Anyways I had almost 4 thousand songs and a couple of nights ago I downloaded them to my Toshiba laptop. Yes their is a learning curve but it is easier than I anticipated.

espíritu del lago wrote:https://www.educba.com/advantage-of-linux/
This is pretty geeky but if you've been searching for a new OS instead of Apple, Microsoft etc., you can have Linux with and alongside other existing OS. For example: on my laptop and I have Linux Mint on the same system as Windows. I still can use Chrome Browser, Firefox and now Brave browser etc.

A side note, I had an old IPod the silver one. Remember that one? Anyways I had almost 4 thousand songs and a couple of nights ago I downloaded them to my Toshiba laptop. Yes their is a learning curve but it is easier than I anticipated.

Linux? Will wonders never cease? I hear it's hard to learn. Next up: The Wheel!

ltollefs wrote:Next up: The Wheel!

I very boldly switched from bias ply tires to radial ply tires and never looked back. Damn the learning curve!