Switch to Brave Browser Reason #28: Avoid sending your sync data through a Google account

Why this matters

A browser account can become another link between browsing habits and a larger corporate identity. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

The protection

Brave's sync design does not require a Google account and uses client-side encryption.

Take action

Set up a Brave Sync chain if you need cross-device data. Guard the sync code because it helps authorize new devices. Brave reduces common tracking, but a site you sign in to still knows what you do there. Ordinary browsing also reveals your IP address to the destination.

Sources

Brave privacy features.