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Brave Mobile Privacy Settings

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Brave shields & privacy

• Block trackers and ads: Block trackers and ads (Aggressive)
• Upgrade connections 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 >
  • On
  • Choose another provider > Quad9/NextDNS/Cloudflare or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from this list
• "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

Brave News

• Enable Brave News: Off

Search engines

• 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.

Passwords

• Save passwords: Off
• Auto Sign-in: Off

NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out recommendations, alternatives & reviews.

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