Brave 1.0, an open-source browser that blocks third-party ads and trackers and offers a form of ads that pay the user to view them, has launched, The Verge reports. According to Brave, ads will be targeted to the user, their information does not leave the browser, and they can adjust the number of ads seen each hour. Those who opt in to ads receive Brave Rewards. “With Brave, the web can be a rewarding experience for all, without users paying with their privacy,” Brave Software Co-Founder and CEO Brendan Eich said in a statement. Meanwhile, Brave wrote to the U.S. Senate and Congress Homeland Security Committees that federal agency and employee computers and devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks from foreign state actors exploiting conventional browsers through targeted ads.
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