Google vs Brave
Based on our analysis, Brave is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | A · 86/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Positive (88) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Positive (85) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Positive (84) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Positive (83) |
In plain English — Google
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.
View full analysis →In plain English — Brave
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.
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