How to Use the Uncensorable Web on Privacy Browser Brave
Privacy-centric Brave has integrated the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) into its updated browser.
In brief
The InterPlanetary File System is a distributed protocol for sharing files.
Now, IPFS is integrated into Brave.
Since launching in 2018, Brave has built a loyal following by giving Web users what they want: more privacy and fewer ads.
Now, it’s letting users give back by making the internet more censorship-resistant.
The privacy-centric Brave browser has tucked a nifty new integration into today’s software update that lets Brave users view content via the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS).
Brave has added native support for IPFS, a decentralized transfer protocol that’s aiming to make the internet faster and more secure. The browser can now act as a node, serving web content to users via a peer-to-peer network.
In a move it says will help make the internet more transparent and resilient, privacy-focused browser Brave now offers fully integrated and native IPFS browsing.
Peer-to-peer protocol promises availability and resilience, but awaits proof of speed and resource thrift Share
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Brave Software on Tuesday plans to release an update of its Brave browser that implements support for the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol for storing and sharing data over a distributed network.
IPFS support, which arrives in v1.19, allows Brave users to access IPFS resources using an
ipfs:// URI, either through its embedded gateway service or by installing a full IPFS node, which enables the hosting of IPFS-accessible content.
Brave claims to be the first widely used browser to implement native IPFS support; Opera for Android did so in March, 2020, though it relies on a gateway – a cloud service, like Cloudflare s IPFS Gateway, that handles IPFS in the absence of built-in browser support.