I like new and disrupting technologies and especially those trying to improve privacy. But in this case I’m afraid that it disrupts in negative way. Essentially they are disrupting existing relationships between websites (publishers) and their advertisers.
- They are removing advertisements from your website
- They are replacing them with their own advertisements
- You then need to sign up and claim money in the form of a cryptocurrency token that can be only withdrawn to single exchange (Uphold) that requires complete identity verification and paying high commissions.
Good reading about the project is here: kevinmuldoon.com/do-not-use-brave-browser/
I don’t like the idea of anyone messing with content of our site and replacing parts that he doesn’t like (banners, affiliate links) with something else and profiting from it.
Also to claim BAT tokens through Uphold they require publishers to verify identity with id cards and selfies, completely negating their idea of privacy company. Instead they could just let you generate BAT address and send you your funds there… But they don’t want to do it (they have commissions from Uphold).
If you are concerned about your privacy and want to block ads, there are existing solutions working as plugins to both Chrome browser and Firefox. I’d recommend using them instead of Brave browser.
Btw if you can exchange your BAT tokens to Bitcoins, you can support us with them… How to Support Overgrow