Based on our analysis, Brave is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →Overall
Brave
A · 86/100What they collect
Brave
Positive (88)
Concern (8)
Who they share it with
Brave
Positive (85)
Mixed (42)
What you can do
Brave
Positive (84)
Mixed (58)
What they promise
Brave
Positive (83)
Mixed (55)
| Category | Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 86/100 | D · 26/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (88) | Concern (8) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (85) | Mixed (42) |
| What you can do | Positive (84) | Mixed (58) |
| What they promise | Positive (83) | Mixed (55) |
Brave's browser collects no browsing history and routes most sensitive requests through its own proxies to strip your IP address — the privacy architecture is genuinely sophisticated — but it's a US company, Safe Browsing on mobile exposes your IP to Google or Apple, and Leo AI feedback submissions can include full conversation transcripts retained for a year.
View full analysis →Google tracks almost everything you do online — every search, email, location, video, and website visit — across all their products and millions of third-party sites, then uses it to sell ads. They do give you unusually good tools to review and delete your data, but the defaults collect everything.
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