@FieryPrince
Recommended in order to Start Up Brave Browser lean instead of burdened:
In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/getStarted
- Select:
Open a specific page or set of pages
- Select:
Add a new page
- Enter:
about:blank
(notice the colon)
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Recommended Brave Shields version is v1
In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://flags
Search for Enable Brave Shields
- DISABLE:
Enable Brave Shields v2
- ENABLE:
Enable Brave Shields v1
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Recommended GLOBAL SHIELDS settings:
In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/shields
- Enable:
Show the number of blocked items on the Shields icon
If ‘Default view’ option is available, select: Advanced view
- Disable:
Auto-redirect AMP pages
(AMP - Google’s Accelerated Mobile Page)
- (Alternate setting for older Brave Browser versions, try: Disable
Enable De-AMP
at brave://flags
)
- Enable:
Prevent sites from fingerprinting me based on my language preferences
- Trackers & ads blocking:
Aggressive
- Enable:
Upgrade connections to HTTPS
- Enable:
Block scripts
- Block fingerprinting (aka Fingerprinting blocking):
Strict, may break sites
- Block cookies (aka Cookie blocking):
Only cross-site
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Recommended in order to reduce influence by websites:
In a Brave Browser - New Window, 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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In a Brave Browser - New Window, 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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In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/cookies
Scroll down that settings page, to Sites that can always use cookies
Click the Add button
Enter [*.]mastercard.com.au
as the site . . . but Do Not Enable
- Current Private session only
- Including third-party cookies on this site
Click the Add button
Repeat those steps for:
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Next, go to: brave://settings/content/javascript
Scroll down that javascript settings page to Allowed to use javascript
Click the Add button
Enter [*.]mastercard.com.au
as the site . . . but Do Not Enable
- Current Private session only
Click the Add button
Repeat those steps for:
www.google.com:443
www.gstatic.com:443
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I used Brave Browser > Developer Tools, in order to identify the sources for cookies:
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