The firm calls it a “privacy-preserving system” that collects users’ data in an “unlinkable” manner. Brave Web Discovery Project Also ArrivesĪlongside this update, Brave has also announced the “Web Discovery Project” empowering its search engine. However, it will be ad-supported in the future for free users. Old users can also set this search engine as default in their browsers (Brave and non-Brave) via the settings menu.Ĭurrently, Brave Search doesn’t show ads. While Brave Search will be the default search, users can make any other search engine the default via browser settings. Also, the browser will be available in the local languages in non-English regions.Ĭommenting about its release, Brendan Eich, CEO and co-founder of Brave, said,Īs we know from experience in many browsers, the default setting is crucial for adoption, and Brave Search has reached the quality and critical mass needed to become our default search option, and to offer our users a seamless privacy-by-default online experience. Sharing about it in a blog post, Brave revealed that the new users can have this search engine by default in their Brave browsers.Ĭurrently, this update has been rolled out in five countries, the US, the UK, and Canada, where it replaces Google search, and in France and Germany, replacing Qwant and DuckDuckGo, respectively. As revealed, the Brave Search came out as a beta for the users to test and suggest improvements.Īnd, it now seems that the service has achieved its goal as it releases Brave Search by default. Brave Search Engine Default For New UsersĪ few months ago, Brave announced the launch of its very own search engine for all privacy-savvy users.

As revealed, new Brave browser users will have the Brave search engine enabled by default instead of Google. The privacy-oriented Chrome browser alternative Brave has now announced another step to protect users’ searches.

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