New, redesigned Brave Desktop Browser v1.0 - Beta Released

[HarborFront]

Is Brave ungoogled completely?

Does Brave connects to Google upon start up? If no where does it connects to?

Does Chrome extensions connect to Google for downloads and updates?

............because Chromium, by default, connects to Google

 

[Kubla]

Is Brave ungoogled completely?

Does Brave connects to Google upon start up? If no where does it connects to?

Does Chrome extensions connect to Google for downloads and updates?

............because Chromium, by default, connects to Google

Brave Browser – is it really better than Google Chrome?

Let’s start with some facts about Brave. Brave Web Browser is a free and open source, pay to browse web browser. Which was created by Brandan Eich who’s also the co-founder of Mozilla Firefox and creator of Javascript. Brave Web Browser is ad-free and also claims to block all website trackers such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics etc. [/quote]

Get something like Glasswire to see where it connects, I am using original Brave not the Dev version, using Glasswire to monitor it, when I start the Browser nothing connects to Google.

I would imagine that any additional extensions not built in to Brave can/will connect to Google.

 

[HarborFront]

Brave Browser – is it really better than Google Chrome?

Can you run a trace and see where Brave connects to upon start up?

If Chrome extensions require to connect to Google Web Store means it's not ungoogled..........unless Brave has its own Play Store like Pale Moon or the crx files can be extracted and install separately like Ungoogled Chromium

 

[Kubla]

From what I can tell the built in extensions like LastPass for example are updated via Brave updates not google.

I am not using the new Dev version where you can add more extensions those likely connect to google or elsewhere, you will need something like Glasswire or Netlimiter to monitor connections and see.

 

[oldschool]

Is Brave ungoogled completely?

Does Brave connects to Google upon start up? If no where does it connects to?

Does Chrome extensions connect to Google for downloads and updates?

............because Chromium, by default, connects to Google

Brave Store connects to Chrome Web Store. Uncertain about answers to your other two questions.

Maybe I've been had once again by the Big G?

 

[Paul.R]

If you want ungoogle browser use Tor or SeaMonkey.

Brave connect to Piwik (I think this is thier website: Piwik PRO: Enterprise On-Premises & Cloud Analytics Platform) + a connection for ad payment + amazon server for https rulesets

Also Vivaldi use Piwik analytic.

 

[HarborFront]

If you want ungoogle browser use Tor or SeaMonkey.

Brave connect to Piwik (I think this is thier website: Piwik PRO: Enterprise On-Premises & Cloud Analytics Platform) + a connection for ad payment + amazon server for https rulesets

Also Vivaldi use Piwik analytic.

So is connecting to Piwik analytic a good thing? Can it be blocked without affecting Brave's performance?

 

[HarborFront]

Brave Store connects to Chrome Web Store. Uncertain about answers to your other two questions.

Maybe I've been had once again by the Big G?

Does that isolates Brave Store from Chrome Web Store in terms of downloading and updating the extensions i.e. ungoogled from Google?

 

[oldschool]

Does that isolates Brave Store from Chrome Web Store in terms of downloading and updating the extensions i.e. ungoogled from Google?

I think it just piggybacks on Chrome Store. Extensions come straight from there.

 

[Paul.R]

@HarborFront

Just change default home page, that piwik analytic it's on brave home page.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Is Brave ungoogled completely?

It is but all chromium forks have to reach chrome web store for updating extensions.

 

[military]

@HarborFront

Just change default home page, that piwik analytic it's on brave home page.

Please tell me, how to do this?

 

[Paul.R]

@military

Can You Set The New Tab Page As Home Page

 

[military]

@Paul B. thank you. But I installed the beta version, and it's on Chomium. No opportunity to change home page...

 

[Paul.R]

@military

Let me check, 2 min and I will come with an edit on this post...stay tune

Just go to SETTINGS - show home button - put there Google

 

[military]

@Paul B.
Thank you. I'm confused. I was not interested in changing the main page, but using another page (another speed dial) on new tab. Sorry.

 

[oldschool]

Does that isolates Brave Store from Chrome Web Store in terms of downloading and updating the extensions i.e. ungoogled from Google?

I've been reading some of the Brave Beta forum posts and the sense I get so far is that a separate Brave Store is in the works, and extensions will be screened re: updating/phone home via Chrome Web Store/Google. Extensions which do not update /phone home via G will be featured, and extensions which do will be offered along with a warning to that effect. Anyone with more questions should read posts on the Brave forum, which is what I will continue to do. To that end, I believe the intention of the devs is to observe strict privacy principles in all that they do with this Beta build. So far, so good!

 

[Kubla]

New release is out:

New Brave Browser Release

 

[oldschool]

New release is out:

New Brave Browser Release

I'll look forward to hearing feedback from current Muon users, who make the transition and continue using the new release of Brave.

 

[HarborFront]

From the release link Brave did not proclaim itself as ungoogled

New Brave Browser Release Available for General Download on Brave.com | Brave Browser