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Tag: bravebrowser

Brave Browser just summarily disabled an extension I’m using

2026-07-032026-07-03 Danie
Browser extension "Snoozz" disabled as no longer supported, with option to remove; declutters by snoozing tabs and windows, version 2.5.

I use the Snoozz extension to park browser tabs for later action. I also have some tab that I open at regular scheduled times to do things. So I rely on those tabs to pop […]

Blogbravebrowser, technology

Brave aims to curb the practice of websites that port scan visitors: Great idea, but will a normal user know what ‘localhost resources’ are?

2023-06-292023-06-29 Danie
Pop up window asking user whether they want to grant access to localhost resources with buttons for block or allow

The Brave browser will take action against websites that snoop on visitors by scanning their open Internet ports or accessing other network resources that can expose personal information. Starting in version 1.54, Brave will automatically […]

Blogbravebrowser, privacy, technology

Brave Browser’s Off The Record feature, to protect vulnerable people, is different from Private browsing mode: Website owners to action this

2023-06-202023-06-20 Danie
brave sensitive content

I know this news is a month old, but I thought it no different at the time to Private browsing mode, and yet it is. It is specifically intended to help protect vulnerable people (for […]

Blogabuse, bravebrowser, privacy, technology, vulnerable

Brave Browser finally gets working vertical tabs

2023-05-312023-05-31 Danie
Brave

The early test versions had some real oddities with the resizing, but I see now mine show as minimised icons, and then hovering, just expands them which looks quite OK. Live from v1.52 onwards by […]

Blogbravebrowser, technology

Brave Browser Beta v1.47 now has vertical tabs

2022-11-252022-11-25 Danie
Screenshot showing vertical tabs on the side of the Brave Browser

The feature has not made it to the stable version yet, but the beta version just got this working fairly well. With many desktop screens being 16:9 ratio it makes a lot of sense to […]

Blogbravebrowser, browsers, opensource, technology, verticaltabs

Brave Browser takes the spring out of creepy bounce tracking, also known as redirect tracking

2022-03-092022-03-09 Danie
proxy

Browser maker Brave has developed a new way to ground “bounce tracking,” a sneaky technique for bypassing privacy defenses in order to track people across different websites. Bounce tracking, also known as redirect tracking, dates […]

Blogbravebrowser, privacy, technology, tracking
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