

To make it anonymous, Brave does not store or map this IP address with an actual person. The way the “Anonymous local results” feature works is that Brave Search provides results based on the user’s IP address.

Turning this feature on will allow localized search results. Users who want localized results can toggle on “Anonymous local results” from the settings. Well, this search engine, by default, does not know the user’s location. Anonymous SearchĪnonymous Search might look impossible these days as every search engine provides localized search results and stores the user’s location. But the question arises - how is it possible without tracking users, harvesting users’ data, and sharing it with third-party companies? Well, Brave has answers to all those questions. I have been using Brave Search since I got the invitation.īrave Search focuses on providing a similar experience that Google Search provides. I am glad to be invited for beta testing. Brave sent the beta invitation to users who opted to try it on the Brave Search page. Just a few days back, Brave opened its search engine for Beta testing. Brave Search will not be relying on tracking users across sites, harvesting users’ private information, and making the industry’s first independent privacy-respecting alternative to Google Chrome and Google Search, the announcement said. According to the announcement, Brave acquired Tailcat to build its own search engine called Brave Search. DuckDuckGo is Google for users who want to protect their digital privacy.Ī few months back, Brave, a popular privacy-respecting web browser, announced to launch its own search engine. There already exist some private search engines such as DuckDuckGo, Qwant, and SearX. In simple term, most search engines collect users’ private information and share with third-party companies as most social networking sites do. The private information is further shared with other third-party companies in the name of product development & providing more personalized ads.

When a user performs a query in the search engine, the search engine collects the user’s private information such as specific location, device type, browser history, etc., to serve personalized ads. It is no secret that Google and other search engines rely on showing ads to their users. Chrome, the most popular web browser, uses Google as the default search, and most other search engines do the same. Google has become synonymous with the Internet. So far, the biggest search engine is Google. You probably landed on this article from one of many search engines as well. Search engines are where internet users get most of the content, including articles, tutorials, courses, and videos. Search engines are the front page of the Internet.
