Brave, a privacy-centric browser, has gained popularity with privacy enthusiasts and recorded 84.8 million monthly active users as of March 2025.
The company recently open sourced Cookiecrumbler, an AI tool that detects cookie consent notices on websites, recommends fixes, and aims to improve user privacy.
Cookie consent notices are blocked by default in Brave to enhance privacy and reduce annoyances, although this practice may sometimes lead to website functionality issues.
Cookiecrumbler uses large language models (LLMs) to automate the detection of cookie notices, enabling a more efficient process and potential future improvements in user privacy across different locations and languages.