{"id":43,"date":"2020-01-12T19:52:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T19:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:06:30","slug":"brave-new-web-browser-a-review-of-the-brave-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/12\/brave-new-web-browser-a-review-of-the-brave-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave New Web Browser &#8211; A Review of the Brave Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial thoughts on Brave. The new privacy respecting and ad blocking web browser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brave is a new web browser with a built in ad blocker. It\u2019s based on Chrome\u2019s open source core, Chromium, so for long term Chrome users like me it\u2019s a gentle switchover. I tried Mozilla for a month and although the differences jarred, it was jumpy video that gave me itchy feet. Arriving back at a familiar duplicate of Chrome was certainly welcome; and video played well. Here is my review of the New Web Browser from Brave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2880px-Brave_logo.svg_-1024x314.png\" alt=\"Logo for the Brave New Web Browser\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2880px-Brave_logo.svg_-1024x314.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2880px-Brave_logo.svg_-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2880px-Brave_logo.svg_-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2880px-Brave_logo.svg_-1536x471.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2880px-Brave_logo.svg_-2048x629.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Brave logo: a rather smug looking lion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as blocking adverts and trackers, Brave has the option to allow you to earn rewards for opting into their curated, privacy-respecting ad network. That\u2019s something that might be worth exploring but my first job was to get it set up for Brave to do the same job that Chrome and Mozilla did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first run experience is a welcome tour that invites you to set a default search engine. The privacy respecting Duck Duck Go is given prominence though Google and Bing are still available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It then offers to import bookmarks from your other installed\nbrowsers. This works for Mozilla but it only offers the default profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quirky browser habit is that I use multiple profiles so I have one  profile for daily browsing and work; then a few additional profiles for social media brands I curate in my spare time. These are logged into the correct social accounts and have bookmarks pointing to relevant pages that I can scour for content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem importing bookmarks from Chrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chrome profiles configured on my PC were listed separately but it was curious that in order to import bookmarks from Chrome had to close all my Chrome windows. There were two specific reasons for this being a surprise. First of all the dialog box informing me of this appeared in the centre of my primary screen whilst Brave and my attention were on my secondary screen. Brave allowed me to complete the welcome tour and start to trouble shoot the lack of bookmarks before I noticed the dialog still sitting 3840 pixels to the left of my focus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"602\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image002.png\" alt=\"Brave wants us to close the old web browser to import bookmarks  into the new web browser,\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image002.png 602w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image002-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dialog Box: To finish importing, close all Chrome windows, even through Chrome isn&#8217;t open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dual UHD Monitors: both a blessing and a curse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second reason this was a surprise was that I had switched to Mozilla some weeks ago so I had no Chrome windows open. For the less technically adept this might cause some confusion. How do you close a window that isn\u2019t open? We should be aware that Chrome and its cousin Brave both create new processes for each tab, subframe, extension or utility that it uses. These don\u2019t all shut down when you close the browser window. Perhaps the dialog box should say \u201cclose all Chrome processes\u201d or better still, offer to close them for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"552\" height=\"495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"Windows Task manager with Brave, Brave, Brave and Chrome, Chrome, Chrome\" class=\"wp-image-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image004.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image004-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Windows task manager: that&#8217;s a lot of processes for a browser that&#8217;s not even open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows task manager doesn\u2019t allow you to select multiple processes to close so it\u2019s handy to know how to close multiple processes at the same time from the powershell console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image006-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Powershell console window showing lots of Chrome processes being killed off with one command.\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image006-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image006-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image006-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image006.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elevated powershell console: get-process chrome | stop-process -force<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After doing this and clicking <strong>Try again,<\/strong> the import\nof bookmarks completed successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"432\" height=\"246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image008.jpg\" alt=\"All my Chrome bookmarks tranfered to the Brave New Web\" class=\"wp-image-47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image008.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image008-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Import bookmarks and settings dialog: Your bookmarks and settings are ready (at last)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dealing with profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up new Profiles was intuitive enough. From the menu simply choose <strong>Create a New Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t immediately obvious how to rename the profiles.\nFirst instinct was to look in <strong>Manage Profiles<\/strong> but this just lets you add,\nremove and switch between profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image010-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"The Manage Profiles Dialog Box from the Brave Web Browser showing Add Profile and Remove Profile but not Edit Profile.\" class=\"wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image010-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image010-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image010-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image010.jpg 1047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brave&#8217;s Mange Profiles dialog: nowhere to rename or change icon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead if you click on the profiles button and then select the same profile again then it takes you to a settings page. From there you can pick a new icon and rename the profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"503\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image012.jpg\" alt=\"The less than intuitive way to edit a profile in the Brave New Web Browser\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image012.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image012-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brave&#8217;s profile Menu: Click on the Profile name to rename or change icon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This profiles button and the associated menu only appear once you have multiple profiles. I\u2019d suggest that to add a third or any subsequent profile the <strong>Manage Profiles<\/strong> | <strong>Add profile<\/strong> route is a little cleaner as it starts by asking you to name the new profile and pick an icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a Sync Chain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things that most impressed me with Chrome all those years ago was its ability to synchronise bookmarks between my work and home computer and then before too long, onto my phone too. These days that functionality is table stakes: all browsers have some sort of sync feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brave New Web way of doing this is a little different: it does away with the idea of a username so it\u2019s not capturing your email address. Instead when you create what it called a \u201cSync Chain\u201d it generates a Sync Code that you can use to add another device to the Chain. In the case of a mobile, this Sync Code takes the form of a QR Code that can be easily scanned, for a PC it\u2019s a series of words. You\u2019re reminded to keep this private. \u201cTreat this code like a password. If someone gets ahold of it, they can read and modify your synced data.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There doesn\u2019t seem to be a two factor option which seems to be falling behind the current security fads. That said, those Google and Microsoft accounts that do offer 2FA are protecting more than just a list of bookmarks. I note that even browsing history does not appear to be included in the sync at least for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extenstions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Brave shares a core with Chrome, all it uses the Chrome Web Store for browser extensions. The same version of the same extension should work on both Chrome and Brave. However, these do not sync. So unlike Chrome, these do need to be installed separately on each PC. When adding an extension, we may get a warning that Brave hasn\u2019t checked it out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"592\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image014.png\" alt=\"Brave lets you use the extensions from your old Chrome Web Browser in its new Chromium based browser but it lets you know if it hasn't checked that extension for security and safety.\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image014.png 592w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image014-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brave dialog box: Brave has not reviewed this extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The settings don\u2019t sync either. For example, with the authenticator.cc extension, I had to export the settings from one PC to a file and import them into my other PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brave partners with the privacy respecting Search Engine, Duck Duck Go. It offers Duck Duck go as an option for your default browser during initial set up. Also when you open a private window, Brave defaults to using Duck Duck Go for browser bar searches whatever your general settings are for outside of private. This make &#8220;private browsing&#8221; just a little more private. It is possible to turn off this behaviour using a simple slider switch on the private window home page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been using Duck Duck Go as my default search engine for a few days now and it\u2019s eye opening how accustomed I\u2019ve become to Google knowing so much about me. It was a little jarring to ask when high tide was and be presented with results for Pompeo beach in California. It may take a little practice to get back in the habit of providing some extra context to each of my search queries but perhaps that\u2019s the flip side of the privacy coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shields Up!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the right of the search and address bar is a <strong>Shields Up<\/strong> button. This is what\u2019s controlling your privacy and security protections. It\u2019s not foolproof and so there\u2019s the option to lower shields on a trusted site that\u2019s not working with the protections in place. I\u2019ve only found one such site stops working on Brave&#8217;s New Web Browser. The \u201cWe Become What We Behold\u201d game on Nicky Case\u2019s site is worth a look if you haven\u2019t already seen it.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncase.itch.io\/wbwwb\">https:\/\/ncase.itch.io\/wbwwb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, when I clicked on that link in Brave with shields up everything ground to a halt. CPU maxed out and the browser became unresponsive. So much so that the suggestion \u201cIf a site appears broken, try shields down\u201d wasn\u2019t that helpful. Clicking on the button did nothing. I had to close the browser. However I could browse to the site\u2019s home page, <a href=\"https:\/\/ncase.itch.io\/\">https:\/\/ncase.itch.io\/<\/a> switch off the shields for the whole site and then the  game in question worked just fine. If the whole site caused problem then I&#8217;d have been able to change the global settings to get around the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image016.png\" alt=\"Sheild's Up! Sounds a bit like something Captain Picard might say but it's how you control the privacy and security protections in the Brave new web browser.\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image016.png 584w, https:\/\/www.technicaladept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image016-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brave Protection Options: &#8220;Shields Up!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the whole, Brave&#8217;s new web browser works well as a browser. Certainly, a smoother experience for me than Mozilla. The privacy protections don\u2019t seem to cause  many problems and when I noticed one, it was recoverable. I found it painless enough to migrate my relatively complicated browsing ecosystem to Brave. Having done so I expect to stick with it for some time. I\u2019m looking forward to finding out more about DNS over HTTPS and the built in Tor browser. I\u2019ve already seen that this cuts straight through the parental controls I have in place at home. I\u2019ll be exploring what enterprise controls can be put in place to help maintain corporate visibility and filtering whilst still protecting against information leaking outside of the enterprise. &nbsp;I\u2019ll also be digging deeper into how the ad protections and ad rewards work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initial thoughts on Brave. The new privacy respecting and ad blocking web browser Brave is a new web browser with a built in ad blocker. It\u2019s based on Chrome\u2019s open source core, Chromium, so for long term Chrome users like me it\u2019s a gentle switchover. 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