February 14, 2020 02:07 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/14/21128019/brave-privacy-tools-private-network-browser-settings-security
How to use Braves tools to protect your privacy while browsing
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Brave, which came out of beta last fall, is a browser with a difference. Aggressively anti-advertising, the Chromium-based browser strips sites of their ads while allowing users to opt in to its own set of anonymized advertising. It is also very open in its promotion of user privacy.
Deal with trackers
Brave provides a wide range of security settings that can be tweaked, depending on your concerns and how you need to balance privacy versus convenience.
It uses a feature called Shields to block most ads and the trackers they carry. The tool blocks third-party trackers and any ads that use third-party trackers by default, and makes the browser harder to recognize. You can block first-party cookies or ads manually.
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/14/21128019/brave-privacy-tools-private-network-browser-settings-security
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