Browser with ad blocking function 'Brave' purchases search engine

Privacy-focused browser Brave has acquired the open search engine Tailcat. In the future, Tailcat will be the board of Brave's own search engine and will be an alternative to Google search.

Today we're announcing Brave Search and the acquisition of Tailcat, the open search engine. Brave Search and the Brave browser deflecting the industry's first independent, privacy-preserving alternative to Big Tech. Privacy is becoming mainstream. Https://t.co / 86PlC7worY

— Brave Software (@brave) March 3, 2021

Brave acquires search engine to offer the first private alternative to Google Search and Google Chrome on both mobile and desktop
https://brave.com/brave-search/

Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling – and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/03/brave_buys_a_search_engine/

According to Brave, the background to this acquisition is that almost all of today's search engines rely internally on a male IT company called Big Tech. Brave pointed out that Google Chrome has an overwhelming share of 69% and Google Search has an overwhelming share of 92% in terms of market share.

On the other hand, the search engine 'Tailcat' acquired by Brave this time is built on a completely independent index, so privacy such as IP address collection and personally identifiable information collected by Big Tech There is no risk of damage.

Brave adheres to the following principles for 'Brave search' based on Tailcat.

・ 1: Brave search is private. It does not track or profile users.
・ 2: Brave search is user first. Serving users is more important than the advertising and data industry.
· 3: Brave search offers choices. You can choose between paid search without ads and free search with ad support.
・ 4: Brave search is independent. The data used to improve and improve Brave Search is anonymous.
・ 5: Brave search is transparent. We do not use top secret techniques or algorithms that bias search results.
・ 6: Brave search is seamless. It integrates your browser and search at the highest level without compromising your privacy, from personalization to instant display of user-entered results.
・ 7: Brave search is open. Closed platforms are considered unreliable, so providing a unique search engine will inspire the search engine market.

Brave's browser is showing significant growth, with monthly active users increasing from about 11 million to about 25 million by the end of 2020. Brave says that Big Tech, which continues to collect personal information, has compromised user privacy and has led to the provision of a user-first, privacy-focused search engine.