[42e6e8c8-f7b8-4]

I guess if you evaluate your product as "all or nothing", then this product couldn't possibly be for you, but then what product would be for you? I use Brave for the integrated ad blocking and integrated TOR and I skip the crypto-coin stuff. I don't think I'll use this new feature either, but then I'm content with a product doing more than the things I use it for.

[CharlesW]

Your reasons for using it are totally reasonable and logical. I'm choosing not to use it on principle, which makes it an emotional decision.

> …but then what product would be for you?

All else being equal, my preference is browsers that focus on internet standards rather than propping up bottom-feeders who want to privatize DNS. My daily driver is Chrome on desktop, and Safari on mobile. I really like Vivaldi, too.

[somenameforme]

As you sound quite reasonable and self-aware, can you explain your rationale more? I have difficult understanding it.

I had the exact same idea as this company and I'm sure thousands of others did as well. The goal wasn't to make money (though that's obviously a pleasant aside), but to fix something that, from my perspective, is very broken. Our current DNS system entails you paying an ever-increasing and perpetual rent to a company for them to do literally nothing. You are paying them to not remove your name from a database, which is less work on their part than deleting it would be. That's seems just so dysfunctional and exploitative.

And just to also make sure we're on the same page here - when this company distributes your domain, they no longer own it in any way, shape, or form. Even if they wanted to go scummy and swap back to our current model (perhaps after gaining large marketshare), they'd be literally unable to - because they do not control, in any way, these domains once they are distributed.

[Bakary]

What I don't understand about the TOR feature is how someone might be concerned enough to want to use TOR, while at the same time trusting the usage of TOR as bundled in a non-transparent way by a third party crypto company of all things.

[soundnote]

From the browser itself when you open a Tor window:

Private Window with Tor connectivity

Brave never remembers what you do in a Private Window. With Tor connectivity, you get two additional benefits: your IP address is hidden from the sites you visit and the sites you visit are hidden from passive network observers. Note that Tor may slow down browsing or break some websites.

A private window with Tor makes it more difficult, but not impossible, for your ISP or employer (if you're using a work machine or network) to see what sites you visit. However, even a private window with Tor won't fully defend against tracking. If your personal safety depends on remaining anonymous, use the Tor Browser instead.