Browser 'Brave' with ad blocking function integrates distributed system 'IPFS'



Brave, a web browser that automatically blocks advertisements on the page to enable high-speed operation, released 'Version 1.19' on January 19, 2021 from the centralized communication protocol ' HTTP '. Announced that it has integrated the distributed file system ' IPFS ' that aims to break away. Brave will be the first browser to integrate IPFS.

Brave Integrates IPFS
https://brave.com/brave-integrates-ipfs/

IPFS in Brave --Native Access to the Distributed Web
https://blog.ipfs.io/2021-01-19-ipfs-in-brave/

Brave browser takes step toward enabling a decentralized web --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/19/22238334/brave-browser-ipfs-peer-to-peer-decentralized-transfer-protocol-http-nodes

Brave is an open source web browser based on Chromium , which has an ad blocking function by default, and features that it runs faster than Chrome and Safari by eliminating ads that burden the operation.

The following explains what kind of browser Brave is and how it actually works.

I tried using the open source web browser 'Brave' which has an ad blocking function and is faster than Chrome --GIGAZINE



Brave announced that it has integrated the distributed file system 'IPFS' into 'Version 1.19' released on January 19, 2021. From version 1.19 onwards, you can access URIs like 'ipfs: // ~' as well as 'HTTP: // ~' which was the mainstream on websites.



IPFS is an attempt to switch the Internet from HTTP to P2P , with the aim of shifting from the current situation where 'all information on the Internet is stored on some server'.

What is the magnificent decentralized system 'IPFS' that breaks away from centralized HTTP and creates a new world of the Internet? --GIGAZINE



IPFS project leader Molly McKinley cites China 's widespread Internet censorship and Turkey's large-scale social media blockage as examples, and IPFS will not be censored by these companies and governments. Emphasis. Brave co-founder and chief technology officer Brian Bondi said IPFS provides a solution to the problems of centralized servers, and this IPFS integration makes the web more transparent and decentralized. He said it was an important milestone in bringing elasticity.

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