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Brave Search is a search engine developed by Brave Software, Inc., and is the default search engine for the Brave web browser in certain countries.[2]
Type of site | Web search engine |
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URL | search |
Registration | Optional[1] |
Launched | March 2021[2] |
Current status | Online |
Brave Search is a search engine developed by Brave Software, Inc. and released in Beta in March 2021, following the acquisition of Tailcat, a privacy-focused search engine from Cliqz.[3] Brave Search aims to use its independent index to generate search results. However, the user can allow the Brave browser to anonymously check Google for the same query.[4]
In October 2021, Brave Search was made the default search engine for Brave browser users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom (replacing Google Search), France (replacing Qwant) and Germany (replacing DuckDuckGo).[5]
In June 2022, Brave Search ended its beta stage and was fully released. In addition to the launch, the new Goggles feature was added, allowing users to apply their own rules and filters to search queries.[6]
Brave search has various features designed to enhance users' searching experience:
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Brave Search implements some level of data collection only when users opt in through the Web Discovery Project (WDP). The project is a methodology and system developed by Brave Software, Inc. which collects data generated by their users while claiming to protect users privacy and anonymity.[11] Users can opt in at any time while using the search engine by modifying their settings. No account is required for this function.[12] As of 2022, data from the WDP was used to inform the ranking of search results.[7]
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