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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 >
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On
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With > Cloudflare/NextDNS or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from this list
Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
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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
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