Potential hurdles that may prolong or snag proceedings:
- autofill (URL address; search field)
- barely-noticed network issues
- bookmarks (autofill)
- Brave Browser New Window
- Brave Shields Settings
- cache (“bad”/stale)
- hCAPTCHA(Cloudflare) / reCAPTCHA(Google)
- Cloudflare
- cookies sources (blocked)
- DNS cache (“bad”/stale"
- extension(s) conflict
- Google “ecosystem” (all-in-one Google account hurdles)
- hardware issues
- history (autofill)
- HTTP auto-upgrade to HTTPS (enabled)
- javascript (blocked; or Globally not blocked)
- javascript memory leak(s)
- malware
- pre-fetch / prefetch
- shared clipboard (autofill)
- site data (some: stale?)
- un-noticed DNS issues
- update / upgrade bugs
- website actions to cause pre-activity
Suggestions
Limit the maximum number of Tabs to 10.
Routinely clear cache, cookies, browing history.
Keep the workload of your computing device, as light as you can → better “horsepower to weight ratio”
Do Not remain “logged in” anywhere.
Every week at the minimum:
And, of course, maintain a routine of backing up your data.