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If the user navigates to Google, the user is handing themselves to Google. If the user wishes to block first-party content on Google (which doesn't amplify thei
by jonathansampson 5y ago
If the user navigates to Google, the user is handing themselves to Google. If the user wishes to block first-party content on Google (which doesn't amplify their risk in any way), Brave supports that option via Aggressive Mode. Brave blocks, by default, that which is harmful. If you're willingly typing data into Google, their SERP ads aren't increasing or adding-to your risk in any way.
Brave supports the option to block all ads. By default we block the harmful ones. We offer options for blocking the non-harmful (but perhaps distracting/annoying ones) as well (via Shields and custom lists; see brave://adblock/).
If you wish not to see the first-party SERP ads on Google, I would suggest you not use Google. If you would like to use Google, know that doing so enables them to collect and harvest all sorts of data about you. But, you can hide their SERP ads (which doesn't secure any of your data) by switching Brave's shields from Strict to Aggressive.
Better to use https://search.brave.com https://search.brave.com instead ;)
- freediver 5y ago> If you're willingly typing data into Google, their SERP ads aren't increasing or adding-to your risk in any way. How are you sure? I would assume that a more likely scenario is one where clicking a first party ad on Google.com helps build a profile about the user. > If you wish not to see the first-party SERP ads on Google, I would suggest you not use Google. Recommending to avoid a site that has ads is not how ad-blockers are supposed to work.
- jonathansampson 5y agoI'm not suggesting you avoid Google _because it has ads_; the ads aren't the problem. The problem is Google being the first-party domain. I'm telling you not to walk into the dragon's den at all; you're wanting to discuss the cleanliness of the dragon's toe-nails :)