Why We Built SageBrowser: Reclaiming the Web

The modern web is broken. It has evolved from a decentralized library of human knowledge into a surveillance engine designed to extract behavioral surplus from every click, scroll, and hover.

At SageRift, we believe the browser should be a user agent—acting on your behalf—not a double agent reporting back to ad networks.

The Problem with "Private" Browsing

Most "incognito" modes only prevent local history storage. They do nothing to stop:

• Fingerprinting: Identifiable hardware/software configurations
• Canvas Inspection: Measuring how your GPU renders fonts
• Behavioral Tracking: Mouse movement and typing cadence analysis
• DNS Leaks: ISPs seeing every domain you visit

Even worse, many "privacy browsers" are just reskinned versions of Chrome that still rely on Google's safe browsing API, sending URLs to the mothership for verification.

Enter SageBrowser

We built SageBrowser on a fork of Chromium that has been surgically stripped of all Google dependencies. But we didn't stop at de-Googling.

1. True Isolation

Every tab in SageBrowser runs in a sandbox with a randomized fingerprint. To a tracker, you look like a different user on a different device every time you open a new site.

2. Local-First Architecture

Your history, bookmarks, and passwords are encrypted with a key derived from your device's TPM (Trusted Platform Module). We couldn't decrypt your data even if compelled by a court order.

3. The Performance Dividend

It turns out that blocking 4,000+ trackers per page makes the web significantly faster. Without the weight of ad-tech scripts, pages load up to 4x faster and use 30% less RAM.

// Example of our tracker blocking logic (simplified)
const blockRequest = (url: string, context: Context) => {
  if (isInAllowlist(url)) return false;
  
  // Use heuristic analysis, not just static lists
  const entropyScore = calculateEntropy(url);
  if (entropyScore > THRESHOLD || matchesTrackerPattern(url)) {
    console.debug(`Blocked high-entropy tracker: ${url}`);
    return true;
  }
  return false;
};

Philosophy: User Sovereignty

We don't monetize your attention. Our business model is simple: we sell enterprise security tools and optional premium sync services. The core browser is free because a private web benefits everyone.

We are entering a new era of the internet. One where users demand ownership of their digital lives. SageBrowser is our contribution to that movement.

Whether you're a journalist protecting sources, a developer testing environments, or just someone who hates being followed, SageBrowser is built for you.

Download the Beta and take back control.