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Brave Privacy Settings

Go to Settings

Appearance

  • Show Brave News button: Off
  • Show Leo AI button: Off
  • Show Brave Rewards button: Off
  • Show Brave Wallet button: Off
  • Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar >
    • Top sites: Off
    • Leo AI Assistant: Off
  • Always show full URLs: On

Shields

  • Trackers & ads blocking: Aggressive
  • Upgrade connections to HTTPS: Strict
  • Block fingerprinting: On
  • Block cookies: Block third-party cookies

Privacy and security

  • Security >

    • Standard protection
    • Use secure DNS: On
    • Select DNS provider: NextDNS/Cloudflare, or select Add custom DNS service provider and provide URL for other secure DNS from this list
      Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
    • Manage V8 security: Dont allow sites to use the V8 optimizer
  • Site and Shields Settings > Additional permissions >

    • Ethereum: Block sites from accessing the Ethereum provider API
    • Solana: Block sites from accessing the Solana provider API
  • Use Google services for push messaging: Off

  • Auto-redirect AMP pages: On

  • Auto-redirect tracking URLs: On

  • Prevent sites from fingerprinting me based on my language preferences: On

  • Send a "Do Not Track" Request with your browser traffic: Off

Data collection

  • Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A): Off
  • Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave: Off
  • Automatically send diagnostic reports: Off

Web3

Wallet

  • Enable NFT discovery: Off
  • Enable Brave Wallet in Private Windows: Off

Web3 Domains

  • Resolve Unstoppable Domains domain names: Disabled
  • Resolve Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain names: Disabled
  • Resolve Solana Name Service (SNS) domain names: Disabled

Leo

  • Show Leo icon in the sidebar: Off
  • Show Leo in context menu on websites: Off

Search engine

  • Normal window: DuckDuckGo/Brave/Startpage or add any other privacy respecting search engine from Manage search engines and site search.
  • Private window: DuckDuckGo/Brave/Startpage or add any other privacy respecting search engine from Manage search engines and site search.
  • Show search suggestions: Off
  • Web Discovery Project: Off

Autofill and passwords

Password Manager

  • Settings >
    • Offer to save passwords: Off
    • Sign in automatically: Off

NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out 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

Allow auto-fill in private windows

  • Off

Languages

  • Spell check: Off

Downloads

  • Ask where to save each file before downloading: On


Brave Rewards

To disable Brave Rewards go to brave://rewards using the URL bar on top.
If it is currently enabled, click on Reset (with gear icon) on top > select the checkbox > click Reset

Additional settings

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