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# Brave Mobile Privacy Settings
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## Brave shields & privacy
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- Block trackers and ads: Block trackers and ads (Aggressive)
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- Auto-redirect AMP pages: On
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- Upgrade connections to HTTPS: On
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- Always use secure connections: On
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- Block Cookies: Block cross-site cookies
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- Block Fingerprinting: Fingerprinting blocked (strict) (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)
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- Safe Browsing: Standard protection
- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off
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- Use secure DNS >
- On
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- Choose another provider > Quad9/NextDNS/Cloudflare or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list ](https://www.privacyguides.org/dns/ )
Example: For MullvadDNS, enter https://adblock.doh.mullvad.net/dns-query
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- "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
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## Brave News
- Enable Brave News: Off
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## Search engines
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- Standard Tab: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Startpage etc.
- Private Tab: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Startpage etc.
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## Passwords
- 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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## Privacy Report
- Privacy Report: On
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## Site settings
- Cookies: Block third-party cookies
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## Downloads
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- Ask where to save files: On
- Automatically open when possible: Off
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## New Tab Page
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- Show Sponsored Images: Off
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## Payment Methods
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- Save and fill payment methods: Off
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NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.
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## Addresses and more
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- Save and fill addresses: Off