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Brave Privacy Settings

Go to Settings

Appearance

  • Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar >
    • Top sites: Off
    • Suggested sites: Off
  • Always show full URLs: On

Shields

  • Auto-redirect AMP pages: On
  • Prevent sites from fingerprinting me based on my language preferences: On
  • Trackers and ads blocking: Aggressive
  • Upgrade connections to HTTPS: On
  • Block fingerprinting: Strict (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)
  • Block cookies: Only cross-site

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
  • Automatically send diagnostic reports: 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 >

Search engine

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

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.

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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Cards

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  • Cards: Off