When Chrome launched, it was not a high point for Firefox. There's no secret about that.
It's not Big Brother that we now have to be afraid of, but Big Browser.
Brave browsers block everything: initial signaling/analytics scripts that start the programmatic advertising 'dirty pipe', impression-tracking pixels, and ad-click confirmation signals.
The Internet browser is the most susceptible to viruses. The browser is naive about downloading and executing software. Google is trying to help by releasing the Chrome browser as open source.
Brave plays the long game on behalf of users first, and also publishers, to win a better Web with fast, safe browsing, anonymous micropayments, and user control over data.
Software companies should take more responsibility for security holes, especially in browsers and e-mail clients. There are some straightforward things the industry should be doing right now to fix things, and I don't know why they haven't been done yet.
We invest heavily on Firefox on the desktop. We have a user base we want to keep happy.
NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.