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# Brave Privacy Settings
Go to Settings
## Appearance
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- Show top sites in autocomplete suggestions: Off
- Show Brave suggested sites in autocomplete suggestions: Off
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- Always show full URLs: On
## Shields
- Default View: Advanced View
- Trackers and ads blocking: Aggressive
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- Upgrade connections to HTTPS: On
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- Cookie blocking: Only cross-site
- Fingerprinting blocking: Strict (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)
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## Privacy and security
- Autocomplete searches and URLs: Off
- Use Google services for push messaging: Off
- Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A): Off
- Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave: Off
- Help improve Brave's features and performance: Off
#### Cookies and other site data
- Block third-party cookies
- Send a "Do Not Track" Request with your browser traffic: On
#### Security
- Standard protection
- Always use secure connections: On
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- Use secure DNS: With > Quad9, NextDNS, Cloudflare or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list ](https://privacyguides.org/providers/dns/ )
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## Search engine
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- Search engine used in address bar: DuckDuckGo or any other
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privacy respecting search engine from Manage search engines.
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- Web Discovery Project: Off
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## Additional settings
### Autofill
#### Passwords
- Offer to save passwords: Off
- Auto Sign-in: Off
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NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out [recommendations, alternatives & reviews ](https://github.com/the-weird-aquarian/privacy-settings#recommendations-alternatives--reviews ).
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#### Payment methods
- Save and fill payment methods: Off
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- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off
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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
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### Languages
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- Spell check: Off
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### Downloads
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- Ask where to save each file before downloading: On
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Open a new tab. Click on Customize at the bottom
## Background Image
- Show Sponsored Images: Off
## Brave News
- Show Brave News: Off
## Cards
- Click Hide for all of them
- Cards: Off
