# Brave Privacy Settings

Go to Settings



## Appearance
- Show top sites in autocomplete suggestions: Off
- Show Brave suggested sites in autocomplete suggestions: Off
- Always show full URLs: On



## Shields
- Default View: Advanced View
- Trackers and ads blocking: Aggressive
- Upgrade connections to HTTPS: On
- Cookie blocking: Only cross-site
- Fingerprinting blocking: Strict (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)



## 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
- 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/)



## Search engine
- Search engine used in address bar: DuckDuckGo or any other 
privacy respecting search engine from Manage search engines.
- Web Discovery Project: Off



## Additional settings


### Autofill

#### Passwords
- Offer to save passwords: Off
- Auto Sign-in: Off

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).

#### Payment methods
- Save and fill payment methods: Off
- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: 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


### Languages
- Spell check: Off


### Downloads
- Ask where to save each file before downloading: On



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## Background Image
- Show Sponsored Images: Off



## Brave News
- Show Brave News: Off



## Cards
- Click Hide for all of them
- Cards: Off