The Pomp Podcast
#759 Protecting Your Online Privacy w/ Brendan Eich
- Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla, explains how the early internet's decentralized innovation parallels today's Web3 ecosystem, where early adopters and developers drive iterative improvements.
- Brave browser prioritizes user privacy by blocking tracking and third-party ads by default, protecting data at the device level rather than in centralized servers like Google.
- Brave Wallet enables self-custody of crypto assets without intermediaries, allowing direct payments to creators, merchants, and publishers without custodial friction.
- Brave Rewards pays users 70% of ad revenue for opting into privacy-preserving ads matched locally in the browser using zero-knowledge proofs and blind signatures.
- Brave is building a multi-chain wallet supporting Solana (as default), Ethereum, Bitcoin, and other networks to reduce fees and increase transaction speed.
- Decentralized social media remains nascent but could improve by letting users own posts, friend links, and social graph data on their devices, enabling portability across platforms.