I skipped to the FAQ and wow, this is not a win at all for people who desire privacy (i.e. the people interested in this HN comment thread, in theory).

https://www.brave.com/FAQ.html

Ah, another browser to keep an eye on. In a good way. What else is there that is worth checking out? I.e. not a 1:1 chrome/ff clone with one extension integrated.

https://vivaldi.com/ (they push a few new things, it's closed source.. and rather taxing on performance)

http://otter-browser.org/ (this is more or less a hobby project I'd say)