However, the browser remains free and open source.īrave claims to allow users to 'take back control' (assuming from ad companies/trackers) with its browser.

It is now officially backed by its own company (which has other projects) that has a whole team of developers. It was founded as a free and open source project by former Mozilla developer, Brendan Eich.īrave has grown considerably over the years. The Brave browser got its official start in 2016. Based on Chromium (may be a valid issue for some people).Privacy-related controversies surround Brave ( ).This is an enhancement request to make the MacOS version run in a similar fashion to the Windows and Android versions. Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? Only checked latest production release - Version 1.43.93 Chromium: 1.127 (Official Build) Other Additional Information:ĭoes the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields?ĭoes the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? Expected result:īrowser should start in Incognito mode by default, given MacOS ideally with a settings option (for most users) Reproduces how often:Īlways Brave version (info found on brave://version) Also a privacy risk if the user forgets to launch a private session or is confused and uses the public session. Requires a manual effort to open a private session from as public session, while also requiring the user to close the public session they never wanted, and every time. (3) Verify there is no option to start browser in private/incognito mode Actual result: (1) Verify no command-line option exists to start in private mode by default Or unlike start/press options in IOS/Android. It is not possible to start the Brave browser on MAC OS in incognito mode unlike in Windows with a command-line option (-incognito).

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