The Brave Browser people bought a search engine

Brave Search will focus on privacy and openness, with a paid ad-free option.

Brave, the desktop and mobile browser based on Chromium code, is gaining a lot of steam. Its stated mission of protecting privacy and blocking malicious advertising resonates with a lot of users, particularly those who are growing weary of Google’s track record on both. Brave’s latest move is an acquisition of Tailcat, a small open-source search engine out of Europe.