If you are concerned about your privacy then you must choose a browser with privacy browser. Both Brave and TOR are great browsers for privacy and security, but which one is the best? Let’s find out.
Everyone of us has heard about a web browser. For someone who is confused, it is your chrome or edge or opera you are using. Web browser will help you connect to the websites. Do not get confused with Google as google is a search engine.
There are a lot of web browser available to be used in the market. Some best are chrome and edge. But when you are searching for privacy and security there are very few.
Brave and TOR both are good privacy oriented browsers. They also have a lot of functions similar. But they are used for different works.
Brave Browser
Brave browser was launched in January 2016 and became popular in 2019. It uses a crypto BAT (Basic Attention token) to fund the project. It gives user option to view ads and pay a share of their revenue to the users.
Brave has brave shield to protect you from any thing that follows you online. Brave shield is like U block Origin extension. Brave shield protects from ads, trackers or malicious scripts.
The brave shield has a lot of functions set as default. But the brave shield can be turned off or can even set into aggressive mode for more privacy.
Brave also have option to stop social buttons to stop logging in through them and also has option to hide embeds from other sites.
Brave has become quite popular name in the market due to its privacy oriented features. It is a good competitor for the browser giants chrome and edge or safari.
But the most problem with brave is that, with brave some sites refuse to load. Some time you may have to turn of some privacy feature for those sites to load.
TOR Browser
TOR is the short form of THE ONION ROUTER. If you are concerned about your privacy and your liberty depends on staying anonymous online then you must have heard about TOR. TOR is a opensource privacy browser that hides you from the internet.
How TOR Works?
TOR has different nodes to pass your request to the internet. Suppose you search for something, you search goes through the entry node then middle relay and exit note then reaches the destination. The entry node has all your information, but middle relay hides your Ip and exit node encrypts your data.
TOR is very complex browser and is best for privacy. It is used a lot by journalists, activists or police to hide identity.
You can also check the deep web with TOR. But TOR is very slow to start and download speeds are also quite slow.
TOR Vs Brave: Which One Is Best Privacy Browser?
As you looked into the post, perhaps you got an idea that they do things differently.
So, the best answer is to use the one which you need at that time. If you are using for browsing regular things go for Brave browser. But if you need enhanced privacy then you should choose TOR.
