@gixak
Try . . .
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Go to: brave://flags/:
- DISABLE:
Enable Brave News
- DISABLE:
Brave News prompts on New Tab Page
- DISABLE:
Experimental QUIC Protocol
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Go to: brave://settings/system
- DISABLE:
Use hardware acceleration when available
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Go to: brave://settings/shields
- DISABLE:
Auto-redirect AMP pages
- DISABLE:
Prevent sites from fingerprinting me based on my language preferences
- Trackers & ads blocking:
Agressive
- Enable:
Upgrade connections to HTTPS (HTTPS EVERYWHERE toggle switch)
- Enable:
Block scripts
- Block fingerprinting (aka Fingerprinting blocking):
Strict, may break sites
- Block cookies (aka Cookie blocking):
Only cross-site
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Go to: brave://settings/security
- DISABLE:
Always use secure connections (HTTPS ONLY toggle switch)
- DISABLE:
Use secure DNS
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Reduce influence by websites:
Go to: brave://settings/content
Scroll down to Additional permissions . . . and set:
- Protocol handlers:
Don't allow sites to handle protocols
- File editing:
Don't allow sites to edit files or folders on your device
- Clipboard:
Don't allow sites to see text or images on your clipboard
- Window placement:
Don't allow sites use info about your screens to open and place windows
Scroll down to Content . . . and set:
- Pop-ups and redirects:
Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects
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Go to: brave://settings/cookies
- Enable:
Block third-party cookies
- DISABLE:
Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows
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Go to: brave://settings/clearBrowserData
For tab Basic:
- Set:
Time range:All time
- Enable:
Browsing history
- Enable:
Cookies and other site data (Signs you out of most sites)
- Enable:
Cached images and files
Click on the ‘Clear data’ button.
(The ‘Clear data’ button also saves the selections.)
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Clear DNS cache:
Using a Brave Browser > New Window, go to: brave://net-internals/#dns
- Click on:
Clear host cache
Close idle sockets and Flush socket pools:
Go to: brave://net-internals/#socket
- Click on:
Close idle sockets
- Click on:
Flush socket pools
Exit / Quit Brave Browser.
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RESTART COMPUTING DEVICE
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Notes re what are:
DNS cache:
Socket pool:
With pooling, instead of closing a connection after it is used, we can keep it idle while it waits to handle another request. This saves the resources required to create a new connection.
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Test Brave Browser > New Window
-vs
Brave Browser > New Private Window
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Disable all Extensions
Enable each Extension, so it is alone, one-at-a-time.
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