TL;DR: The Brave web browser now blocks Microsoft's Recall feature by default to better protect user privacy, with AdGuard also following in its footsteps (albeit not shutting out Recall by default).

The Brave web browser and the ad-blocker AdGuard have both announced that they are blocking Microsoft Recall by default. For the uninitiated, Recall is an AI-powered tool that accompanies Windows 11 ...

Over the last year, ad blockers, ad blocking, and malvertising -- malicious advertising served by ad networks -- have all been major news. Mozilla's former CEO, Brandon Eich, has launched a new ...

DuckDuckGo and Brave are hashing their products online, and it is in retaliation to Google's AMP tracking that hunts for articles online. The new features of these private web services would bring ...

Just another parasitic entity trying to insert itself between the end user and the actual creator of valuable content on the internet. Nothing to see here. Move along, people! PS: That said I'm pretty ...

The Brave browser is all about covering your tracks online, and the latest security feature amps up that commitment. “Forgetful Browsing,” introduced in the latest desktop and Android versions of the ...

It has been several years now since websites started pestering users to accept their cookies, and some people have been driven to download browser extensions to avoid the constant nagging. Now, the ...

The Brave browser will soon allows users to block annoying and potentially privacy-harming cookie consent banners on all websites they visit. If you visited BleepingComputer from Europe, you may have ...

According to a recent Brave blog post, version 1.78 of the mobile browser added a new Shields option called Block Elements. This feature lets users tap any on-page annoyance and hide it. The post ...

I have what you might call a browser commitment issue. I keep hopping from one browser to another, partly because you can’t be in this profession without trying new things. I am currently using Dia, ...

Perhaps you’ve heard about Brave, the new Web browser that works both as an ad blocker and as a competitive ad seller? The one that about 1,200 newspapers complained about recently, with thinly veiled ...