Security News > 2022 > December > Brave starts showing "privacy-preserving" ads in search results
All "Private search ads" shown by Brave Search throughout this beta test will be clearly marked according to the company and will not be linked to their identity.
"By design, Brave Search ads are anonymous, clearly marked, and follow Brave's commitment to putting users first, and to ethical and transparent advertising practices," Brave said.
"Clicking on Brave Search ads is a fully private experience. Brave Search only uses your search query, country, and device type to show you ads, and does not keep any kind of profile of your searches."
Brave added that its search engine would only use the users' search query, country, and device type to deliver the ads and would not create advertising profiles on their searches to push personalized ads.
"Brave Search is currently not displaying ads, but the free version of Brave Search will soon be ad-supported. Brave Search will also offer an ad-free Premium version in the near future," Brave said.
The company's Brave Search privacy-centric Internet search engine celebrated its first anniversary in June 2022.