privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md

# Brave Mobile Privacy Settings

Go to Settings



## Brave shields & privacy
- Block trackers and ads: Block trackers and ads (Aggressive)
- Upgrade connection to HTTPS: On
- Always use secure connections: On
- Block Cookies: Block cross-site cookies
- Block Fingerprinting: Fingerprinting blocked (strict) (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)
- Safe Browsing: Standard protection
- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off
- Use secure DNS > Choose another provider > Quad9, NextDNS, Cloudflare or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://privacyguides.org/providers/dns/)
- "Do Not Track": On
- Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A): Off
- Automatically send crash reports: Off
- Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave: Off
- Autocomplete searches and URLs: Off
- Show top sites in autocomplete: Off
- Show Brave suggested sites in autocomplete: Off



## Search engines
- Standard Tab: Qwant or any other privacy respecting search engine like DuckDuckGo, Startpage etc.
- Private Tab: Qwant or any other privacy respecting search engine like DuckDuckGo, Startpage etc.



## Passwords
- Save passwords: Off
- Auto Sign-in: Off

NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out [Additional Resources](https://github.com/the-weird-aquarian/privacy-settings#additional-resources) for more info.



## Privacy Report
- Privacy Report: On



## Site settings
- Cookies: Block third-party cookies



## Downloads
- Ask where to save files: On
- Automatically open when possible: Off



## New Tab Page
- Show Sponsored Images: Off



## Payment Methods
- Save and fill payment methods: Off

NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.



## Addresses and more
- Save and fill addresses: Off