A pioneer in the tech space, the ethical search engine is aiming to become a vehicle for systemic change, and to lead by example, showing that there is a better way to do business. The partnership will initially roll out across the following markets: Germany, United States, Switzerland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Ireland, Australia, Spain, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Portugal, Canada, and Finland.Įcosia dedicates over 80% of its profits to tree planting around the globe, working with local organisations and communities to protect biodiversity and support livelihoods. Putting users in charge of their data with privacy-preserving tools is a key step in countering the surveillance economy and taking back control.”
Jan Piotrowski, Vice President of Business Development at Brave, added: “Brave’s mission is to put the user first in every way, and we’re thrilled to include Ecosia as a default search engine option to combine privacy-respecting browsing and searching. We are really excited to establish this new partnership with Brave, which allows us to promote ethical tech together, and encourage users to be part of a better internet.” We want to work with partners that change that narrative. The same logic that would have a company choose to sell user data at the cost of privacy is the same logic that would have a company extort profits at the cost of the climate. Ruby Au, Country Manager North America for Ecosia, said: “Online privacy is a basic human right and not something we should have to fight for – but this isn’t the case. Ecosia is the first addition to the Brave default list since Startpage was added late last year, and will make it easier than ever for people to make pro-privacy and better environmental choices when browsing online. For new users, switching to Brave is easy, as bookmarks and Chrome extensions can be transferred across with just a few clicks. Users of the Brave browser can go to “Settings” or “Preferences” in the pull-down menu, click on search engine, and select Ecosia from the drop-down menu. The company has planted over 117 million trees since it was founded in 2009, and looks forward to seeing this increase thanks to the new partnership. Ecosia also never uses external tracking tools and never sells data to advertisers. Searches are never stored permanently, no personal profiles are created based on search history, and all searches are securely encrypted and anonymised within days.
While environmental justice has led Ecosia’s mission, privacy has always been a central pillar of Ecosia’s ethos. Brave also rewards users for their attention with an opt-in, privacy-respecting ad platform, which enables users to support their favorite online creators. Due to its ability to block intrusive ads and trackers, Brave allows users to browse three times faster, while consuming 35% less battery power, compared to other major browsers. The ultimate goal is to put users in charge of their browsing experience and to provide them with a holistic digital environment that does not require tradeoffs between privacy and participation in the digital economy.īrave and Ecosia also believe that privacy-respecting services can actually provide a better user experience.
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The inclusion of Ecosia in Brave marks the collaboration between tech companies of a new era, pushing for ethical tech across the whole privacy stack – from VPN, to browser and search engine, to a full suite of privacy tools. The partnership, announced on Data Privacy Day, underlines both companies’ shared commitment to advance the cause of ethical online browsing. Ecosia is available to Brave’s more than 24 million monthly active users on desktop and mobile. January 28, 2021, Berlin, Germany – Ecosia, the green search engine that uses its advertising revenues to plant trees in areas affected by deforestation, is now integrated as a search engine option in Brave, the fast, privacy-oriented browser. The new browser partnership, announced on Data Privacy Day 2021, signals a new era of European and US tech companies collaborating to set the standard for ethical and responsible tech.Ecosia is the world’s largest not-for-profit search engine with over 15 million users globally.Users of the privacy browser Brave can now select Ecosia as their default search option, alongside DuckDuckGo, Qwant, Startpage, Bing, and Google.
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