This is the Brave review.
So let’s get started.
So, let’s begin with Brave pros and move to the cons later.
The first good thing about Brave is that it blocks third-party cookies by default.
This prevents ad companies from tracking you and showing personalized ads.
On the same note, Brave also blocks ads by default, so there are no ads on websites and
even on YouTube.
Secondly, because there are no cookies and ads, Brave tends to be faster than ordinary
browsers.
According to Brave itself, the browser is three times faster than Chrome.
Also, you save the internet because many websites today show video ads and refresh ads every
few seconds.
Thirdly, while browsing on the web, you can actually make money.
Brave shows you the so-called Brave ads in the notification tray, and by viewing those
ads, you earn the Bat Attention Token, which is a crypto coin.
You can then withdraw your coins into cash and other things.
Now there are flaws to this system, and we will get there in a few seconds, but let’s
talk about the built-in Tor feature.
Tor browsing adds additional security measures and hides your IP so no one can see your location
and data.
Tor is like a VPN, but both use different technologies.
You can enable the Tor mode by clicking on this option.
The last great feature of Brave is that it has a few additional options.
Those include Brave Talk, which lets you make voice and video calls with up to four people
for free.
A VPN on mobile devices; however, the VPN is premium, and you will be paying after 7
days.
It also offers a crypto wallet that can store your coins.
Alright, so these were the pros.
Let’s get to cons of Brave.
The first one is that even though it blocks ads, you still see ads.
The Brave ads are advertisements.
Also, it says in the settings that those ads are based on your browsing history, which
means that the browser can read your data.
But, on the same note, it says that the data never leaves your computer, and we can turn
the ads off, but by default, you will see ads.
The second con is that Brave was caught injecting referral codes when users tried going to crypto
websites.
Not sure if this was Brave or a glitch or someone played with their source code, but
every time users tried going to websites like Binance, they were redirected to the referral
pages.
Lastly, Brave’s reward system is not perfect and not fair as well.
Most websites today make money from ads, and if people don’t see ads, publishers' earnings
are affected.
Brave has rewards where you can withdraw money or tip your favorite publishers.
But if there is an option to withdraw or tip, most people will like the withdrawal option.
Also, even though if people tip, to get this money, publishers must register their website
on Brave, which basically means Brave is in charge.
Furthermore, as a Brave user, you can’t just withdraw money.
You must connect a third-party wallet and save coins to that wallet first.
And to withdraw from those wallets, you will need to verify your identity by providing
personal documents, which means that another website where your documents are, which again
means that you pay for your data to earn a bit of money.
So, overall, what I’m trying to say is that the system is not perfect and has many issues.
Alright, so should you get the browser?
I mean, the browser is private, and you can use it for daily activities if you don’t
like ads and want to save your internet, but if you have no problem with ads, I don’t
see any additional benefits of using it.
If you are worried about tracking and stuff, then you are already too late.
We live in this modern world, where going completely off the grid is extremely difficult.
One way or another, our data is transferred to the cloud if it's not already up there.
Anyway, this is all for this video.
Thanks for watching.
Please share your thoughts on Brave below, and take care.