Brave is a browser that stakes its business model on user privacy. Instead of allowing advertisers to track its users, the browser blocks ad trackers. It then gives users the option to receive ads by signalling basic information about their intentions to advertisers. But a post on the YCombinator Hacker News site reveals that the browser has whitelisted at least two social media sites known to be aggressive about slurping user data: Facebook and Twitter. Brave staff have separately commented on the issue in different threads. Brave co-founder Brendan Eich said the browser’s Facebook blocking is ‘at least as good’ as uBlock origin.”]