Knowledge collected specifically to you (named) is power over you. If, however, the search data that is collected and kept is tagged to a single, specific yet unnamed individual, then that data collection method is illegitimate and evil. If all search data collected is just added to a database without tagging it as coming from an (unnamed) specific individual/entity, then it is, in fact anonymous. “a privacy-preserving system for users to anonymously contribute data to improve Brave Search coverage and quality, and its independence and competitiveness against Big Tech alternatives”.

Brave Browser is available for desktop operating systems, Windows, Linux and Mac, and for the mobile operating systems Android and iOS. The company plans to make the switch to Brave Search for additional regions in the coming months according to the announcement.īrave Search is available as one of several search engines in all version of the web browser.

It furthermore replaces Qwant for new users from France, and DuckDuckGo for new users from Germany. Ashwin's coverage of the Brave Search AMA on Reddit may provide additional details.īrave Search replaces Google Search as the default search engine for new Brave Browser users in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. You can check out our review of Brave Search, linked in the first paragraph, for additional information on the principles.

According to Brave, the search engine is designed with the same design principles as Brave Browser: private, user-first, choice, independent, transparent, seamless and open. Brave Search is an independent search engine that does not rely on the indexes of large companies such as Google or Microsoft.īrave acquired the search engine Tailcat and the team responsible for it in March 2021. The company launched a public version of Brave Search in June 2021. Brave announced today that it is switching the default search of the company's Brave Browser from Google Search to Brave Search in five regions for new users.

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