On Linux the Beta is now available. Installing Brave Origin Nightly on Linux | Brave
Stable release should arrive early next month. Hopefully. 
That is not the Beta, it is the Nightly Cannel. There are 3 Channels:
Nightly>Beta>Stable
Correction, link should have been: Installing Brave Origin Beta on Linux | Brave
You are mostly right, that it's the nightly channel link, but the beta for installation is also present on that same very page. Which btw was recently added a few days ago. Next month we should see "Release" aka stable.
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Thanks, @Thor for providing the link. I think it's fantastic that someone is actually listening to those of us who just refuse to accept the junk that is being thrust at us from every angle. There will be some people who can afford to pay 60 dollars for privacy and efficiency, but for Linux users, it's free.
Not all Beta's are awful to use, so I'll give it a whirl. I like to have a few browsers to choose from anyway.
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Ah, okay. My Mistake.
I use LibreWolf most of the time. I say most of the time, as I still use Brave sometimes. I don't know which browser is the all around safest to use anymore.
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Just some clarification:
The important thing here is that although Firefox has picked up the core Rust code that Brave uses for its internal ad-blocker, that's not what Firefox is using it for. Right now, in fact, it's disabled by default, but as a post from the official Firefox Reddit account says:
The Firefox team is experimenting with ways to improve the built-in Enhanced Tracking Protection feature in Firefox. This is one of the libraries we're going to experiment with... Note: We are not bundling Brave's ad-blocking system, we're testing one of their open source Rust components to improve how Firefox processes tracker lists.
Another thing I found out is that Chromium browsers does not stop Linkedin's Browsergate data collection. It seems Firefox is the only browser right now that blocks it.
The Attack: How it works
Every time you open LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser, LinkedIn’s JavaScript executes a silent scan of your installed browser extensions. The scan probes for thousands of specific extensions by ID, collects the results, encrypts them, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers. The entire process happens in the background. There is no consent dialog, no notification, no mention of it in LinkedIn’s privacy policy.
This page documents exactly how the system works, with line references and code excerpts from LinkedIn’s production JavaScript bundle.
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Thanks for raising the profile of LinkedIn's devious behaviour. They're owned by MicroSlop, right?? It is pretty much the only "un-social media" platform I use, and my use of BleachBit causes me some "issues" logging into my account because LinkedIn tries to fingerprint my devices, track my movements and fails.
I'll get an email telling me my "new device" has been registered (when I forget to click off the "remember me on this device"), blah, blah, blah.... Anyway, using BleachBit after LinkedIn, and as a regular habit, stops the collection of data and fingerprinting in its tracks. It does, however, cause a few problems, jumping through hoops, proving you are who you say you are, captures, puzzles, two factor authentication, and a TON of warning emails (Someone tried to log in to your account using your credentials but we stopped them!" Hahaha, thank you but it was me) but it's worth it.
Question: am I a robot? 
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