The new Brave Firewall + VPN feature is now being rolled out to various regions.
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Brave Firewall + VPN Rolls Out! Price, How It Works, and Other Details
This is just one of the major efforts made by the privacy-focused web browser.
The new Firewall + VPN security feature was announced by Brave on Monday, Mar. 13.
"Brave Firewall + VPN, powered by Guardian, is now available on desktop with the recent 1.49 version of the browser," said Brave via its official blog post.
Brave Firewall + VPN Rolls Out!
According to 9To5Mac's latest report, the new Firewall + VPN protects and encrypts user data while surfing the web.
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This means that users can stay private while accessing numerous websites, as well as other applications.
Users can stay anonymous since the new Brave Firewall + VPN feature blocks every webpage tracker it encounters.
Once the new Brave Firewall + VPN feature is activated, it will do the following:
- Prevent your ISP from snooping on your activity.
- Mask your IP address.
- Change your location online.
- Access your favorite content no matter where you are.
- Protect your Internet traffic on apps outside the Brave browser.
Aside from these advantages, the new Firewall + VPN also works with speeds up to 500 Mbps. This ensures that users will not experience lags when downloading files and loading websites.
But, since issues can still happen, Brave wants to make sure that its users can receive the assistance they need anytime.
To ensure this, Brave's support team is available 24/7.
For those interested to take advantage of the new Firewall + VPN feature, you can have it for only $9.99 per month or $99.99 each year.
Is Brave's VPN Safe?
Brave explained that choosing the right VPN is important since you entrust your data to these privacy services.
Because of this, Brave decided to have its VPN service powered by Guardian; a leading Firewall + VPN technology platform, which was acquired by DNSFilter.
Brave claimed that its VPN doesn't store log files or use cookies. The search engine company added that users' browsing or connection data are not being accessed by its VPN.
Aside from this, Brave also ensures that its customers' payment transactions are not linked to their product usage.
You can click this link to learn more about the new Brave Firewall + VPN feature.
In other news, the new Brave crypto wallet was recently added.
We also reported that Brave, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and Vivaldi lost their ability to remove the default search engine list.
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