Draft:Aloha (web browser)

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Aloha is a privacy focused web browser[1] developed by owner Andrew Frost Moroz and team based in Cyprus.[2]

History

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Browser development was started in 2015.[2] Browser comes with a built-in VPN, encrypts data, integrated VR player, file manager, crash reporter.[3]

One of the feature is Cookie Consent Management. It allows to set your cookie preferences in the browser’s settings so it can respond to cookie requests automatically.[4][5][6] The company presented its new approach to cookie management at the W3C's TPAC 2024 conference, where it reportedly received industry support.[1]

Aloha has 10 million monthly average users and earns money through paid subscriptions, rather than selling ads by tracking users. While DuckDuckGo and Opera are offered in Apple's list opens new tab in all 27 countries, Aloha is in 26 countries, Ecosia is in 13 and Vivaldi in 8.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Aloha Browser Update Promises End to Endless Cookie Prompts". MacRumors. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ a b "Why I chose Cyprus to base my privacy-first internet browser". cyprus-mail.com. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. ^ Desire Athow (2023-07-26). "Aloha browser review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ Hamish Hector (2024-12-05). "Hate cookie prompts? This browser has promised to remove them from our lives, and it might convince me to ditch Chrome". TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ^ "Aloha Browser want to eliminate annoying cookie banners while protecting privacy". Tech.eu. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  6. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  7. ^ Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee (2024-12-12). "Exclusive: EU's new tech laws are working; small browsers gain market share". Reuters.