IDG Contributor Network: First beta of the Brave ad blocking browser released for OS X

Former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich has been back in the headlines recently, with a new browser project called Brave. The Brave browser blocks ads by default and then replaces them with what it calls "clean ads." The goal of the project seems to be to provide a viable financial alternative for publishers that doesn't flood users with obnoxious advertising and privacy violating trackers.Here are some details about the Brave browser from the Brave site:
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