Hmmm, Chrome is probably the worst for data collection and snooping on users internet usage.  It's not a browser I would trust.... and MS' edge isn't something I'd trust, either.

If you're looking for a browser that doesn't collect or report, Brave & Duck Duck Go are worth a spin.

Thats all I’ve used since early ‘19 when I stumbled upon it. It’s got my seal of approval! (not that THAT really means much...😉)

One 'benefit' of Brave, actually the one that persuaded me to switch to it as my default, is that it renders pages flawlessly, far more reliably than any other browser available at the time I switched, which must be almost 2 years ago now, and I test-drove all of them at the time.  Maybe others have improved since, but I see no reason to abandon Brave.

Microsoft has always acted a a monolithic entity. Nothing about this really surprises me. Microsoft has just been on better behavior in recent years.

Put bluntly and succinctly, I like Firefox, I don't like Chrome.  I did try Chrome but it just wasn't/isn't for me.

Yes, I do have an Android smartphone, but only because MS pulled support and development for the Windows Phone.  If MS reinstated the Windows Phone to full support and development I'd switch back in an instant.  And no, I am NOT a MS fanboi, I just prefer the Windows Phone over the others.... simple as that.

There's no accounting for taste, starkers.

And that's as it should be.  

Love Brave.

I'd love to try it (Brave Browser), but for some reason I can't get it to install, Windows version is 2004 (OS Build 19041.329), it gets to the "connecting to internet", then after that I get a message, that says; "unable to connect to the Internet, please whitelist BraveUpdate.exe." I've done that, even turned off "firewall" in Windows Defender, and still doesn't install, I know I have an Internet connection, so, I'm clueless as to why it won't install

I would definitely love to use Brave as my browser but the thing holding me back is their limited speed dial or tabbed browsing feature. In Vivaldi , which is my present browser, I have about 36 different tabs on my speed dial start page which makes browsing so much quicker. If I'm not mistaken , Brave browser only accommodates 5 or 6 tabs on it's start page which is very disappointing to me. I wish Brave would fix that.

Ace - 

There are several Speed-Dial plugins in the Chrome Store which are compatible with Brave.

Brave's Bookmarks Bar will hold lots of favicons, also, depending on your screen res, especially if you don't use labels.

I found nothing in the Chrome store regarding adding tiles or tabs to the Brave Browser start page.