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HISTORICAL RECORD2016–2016
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browser-ios

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HN mentions by week3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-01-20 15:27:31 UTC to 2016-04-02 17:47:31 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsJan 182016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsFeb 222016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMar 28

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Jan 182016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC202
Jan 252016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 12016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 82016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 152016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 222016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 292016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 72016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 142016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 212016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 282016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC101

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It's not clear to me if they [include](https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/blob/6f4a0c7175990f18bf...) Fabric analytics module into their deployments on the iTunes store. If they do, I think it's really ironic for a browser touting anonymity and non-tracking to include a tracking module from Twitter, even if "only for crash monitoring". In that context, it's hard to take any of their efforts without a pinch of salt.
In Mozilla founder unveils Bitcoin-based micropayments system for users, publishers
Though the team working on Brave seems to have a few ex-Mozilla engineers, they have chosen to fork browsers other Firefox. (Also, nice to see so many Canadians!) 'Brave browser promises faster Web by banishing intrusive ads' | Jan 20, 2016 http://www.cnet.com/news/ex-mozilla-ceo-try-braves-new-brows... > Eich and his team built Brave out of Chromium, which is the foundation for Google's Chrome browser, which leaves most of the actual development and security support to Google. Why not use Firefox, into which Eich poured so much effort? Because Chrome is more widely used and therefore better tested by developers who want to make sure their websites work properly, he said. "Chromium is the safe bet for us," he said. * The desktop browser is a cross-platform desktop application created with a fork of Github's Electron framework that is itse
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lf based on Node.js and Chromium. https://github.com/brave/electron https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop * The iOS browser is a fork of Firefox for iOS, which is a Swift app developed from scratch by Mozilla. https://github.com/brave/browser-ios * The Android browser is Link Bubble, which is a wrapper around the default Android browser https://github.com/brave/browser-android Previous HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7453897 Australian developer Chris Lacy announced its sale in Aug 2015: http://theblerg.net/post/2015/08/05/ive-sold-link-bubble-tap... * The ad blocking technology is courtesy a Node.js module of Adblock Plus filter that uses a bloom filter and Rabin-Karp algorithm for speed. https://github.com/bbondy/abp-filter-parser-cpp * The database is MongoDB. https://github.com/brave/vault Past news coverage: ​Mystery startup from ex-Mozilla CEO aims to go where tech titans won't | Nov 17, 2015 http://www.cnet.com/news/mystery-startup-from-ex-mozilla-ceo... Use Link Bubble to open links in the background on Android | Aug 26, 2015 http://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-link-bubble-to-open-links-in-...
In Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup

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