The token can subsequently be used to tip content creators on sites like Reddit and Vimeo. Brave users can earn the browser’s native Basic Attention Token ( BAT) by watching ads and claiming grants. Per a screenshot in the Reddit post, Brave was downloaded 2 million times last month, while Firefox only saw 553,000 downloads.īrave tries to win market share from traditional browsers by tokenizing certain aspects of the internet browser experience for users. The most recent ranking data from Google Play shows that Brave sits comfortably at number 10 on the list, while its closest competitor Firefox lags behind, occupying 14th place.Ī Google Play ranking is determined by how well apps perform against several key metrics such as crash rates, app-not-responding rates, excessive WiFi, location or processing in the background. 8, this is the first time that the privacy-focused Brave browser has overtaken its rival browsers such as Firefox, Opera and Chrome in Japan.

Brave beats rival browsersĪccording to a Reddit post on Sept. On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram.The popularity of the decentralized blockchain-enabled web browser Brave continues to grow as it has outranked other browsers in Google Play rankings in Japan. According to the browser's latest release notes for version 1.20.110 released on Feb 24, (Fixed issue when visiting “.onion” URL in a normal window would cause DNS leak) it appears the issue has finally been resolved.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us However, the browser maker has already worked on a fix, which involves disabling the CNAME ad-blocking feature for Brave browser. According to the latter, the security issue was caused by Brave's decision to connect to the Tor network via a proxy - meaning it did not offer the same privacy as the real Tor Browser. The bug was first reported on Reddit, while another expert and Bleeping Computer also confirmed the claims - when verifying the traffic from a browser with Brave installed and connected to the Tor network.

However, since the bug would basically leak out the Tor address to your DNS provider (which is your Internet Service Provider for most people) it would defeat the entire purpose of using Tor.ĭon't miss: Mozilla's Firefox 86 adds support for Multiple Picture-in-Picture mode and Enhanced Cookie Protection What does this mean? Websites on the dark web are only accessible using the Tor network and are supposed to be more privacy-friendly.

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