privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md

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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 connection 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 > 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

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 Additional Resources for more info.

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