A couple days ago, I posted asking how to add Brave search as my default search engine here:
Now, I see that Brave is blocking Tor requests for search This make me sad, but maybe Brave will change this in the future? Overall, I have a good impression of Braveās respect for user privacy, but this really makes me second-guess whether I should use Brave search.
Neither is the company behind the Tor Browserās default search engine? Iāve always wondered why DDG seems to be the most trusted privacy-oriented search engine; is the no-tracking policy somehow verifiable?
Regarding the OP, I have tested Brave Search on several circuits and I got a no-robot-check once. So probably not blocking exits specifically, but not particularly Tor-friendly either. Which is funny considering Brave Browser has this āTorā mode included for extra theatre. TB in safest mode does work, though.
^ the āhtmlā portion is for users with Javascript disabled. (further disabled in about:config, javascript.enabled toggled to false, and Tor Browserās Security Level set to Safest)
You donāt need to worry about JavaScript, because thereās an operating system: Whonix. You just use Whonix Gateway in Virtual Machine and configure the network cards for virtual machines, rootkit and BIOS kit cannot leak your IP address unless they can escape from virtual machine.
Iāve wondered this, too. I always thought that SearX should be the default, as itās the best open-source āengineā Iāve seen. Itās really a meta search engine, which in my opinion is even better.
Either way, Iām grateful that DuckDuckGo allows and promotes access from Tor. I hope Brave Search follows suit, but we just have to wait.