Brave Shields privacy and security question

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Here are my current shields settings:

Shields Enabled with the following options->

+Allow All Ads and Trackers
+Enabled Connections upgraded to https
+All Scripts Allowed
+All Cookies Allowed
+Enabled Standard Fingerprinting Blocking

My reasoning: I want to enable ads (not just first party) but mitigate persistent tracking in between browsing sessions. (I allow all cookies but I configured Brave to clear cookies on browser exit. I also BELIVE that Brave’s fingerprinting protection might make it a bit harder for trackers to remember me once I a start a new session)

My question: I know these settings negate most of Brave’s privacy protection. But do they also negate security? For example: Am I exposed to malicious cryptominers with these settings? Or are Brave shields focused on privacy issues?

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This is risky. If you deliberately allow any script to run, you can become vulnerable to malicious scripts as well.

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Not changing the shield defaults, or changing Ads & Trackers = Aggressive offers the best protection against trackers, ads, popups, coin miners etc. I would avoid changing shield options from the above.

@by57

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You could add NoScript if you want Brave’s script blocking of, then you can control which scripts are allowed. That’s what I do.

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