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this has been my browser for years and after disabling parts of the browser that i don’t like to make the experience better i’ve noticed that most of the settings tend to target google/large corporations and mostly advertising.

the problem is that ive never not even once had one of these microsoft google or apple employees be rude cruel abusive or malicious to me yet they’ve been around for ages and i use their services all the time. the abuse actually comes every day from small businesses, forum admins, it professionals, website owners who personally fingerprint you and stare at all your details stalk from their admin control panel then chat about you in their discord servers.

google apple microsoft employees - 0 problems
small businesses, forum admins, it professionals, website owners, hobby enthusiast gatekeepers - 100s of abuse

am i using the brave browser for the wrong purpose?

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I do not use Brave Browser for convenience. I use Brave Browser for its Privacy & Security. I liken the browser to a special version of a chess board:

Brave Browser has 3 rows of Pawns, and 8 Knights. Google Chrome and MSFT Edge have the traditional chess boards.

Regarding Brave Shields:

I have more success, with:

  • Brave Shields UP
  • Either Allow All Cookies or Block 3rd Party Cookies, but NOT Blocking All Cookies
  • Allowing JavaScripts from specific sources, but NOT Allowing All JavaScripts
  • Trackers & Ads treatment: Aggressive (at first), and then incrementally relaxing that setting
  • Fingerprinting (aka footprinting) blocking: Strict (at first), and then incrementally relaxing that setting

I almost NEVER use:

  • All of Brave Shields UP
  • All of Brave Shields DOWN

If a Brave Browser user enables Shields DOWN, then the browser is effectively using the traditional chess board.

If a Brave Browser user leaves Shields UP and carefully/incrementally adjusts the settings, then the browser uses its special chess board.

The other side of the chess board, is the website and its servers.

The objective is, to only allow the removal of the few chess board pieces that provide enough avenues for the website servers, to do enough of their jobs that provide enough of what Brave Browser needs to render the webpage(s).

Incremental / subtle changes in Brave Shields settings, lead to incremental / subtle differences in website payloads that are sent to the browser.

Thereby, incremental / subtle changes in Brave Shields settings have some control over what the website sends and how the Internet browser reacts.

I use Brave Shields as a firewall: Shields UP being DENY ALL - but ALLOW some traffic: the necessary traffic.

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It sounds like you’re using the Brave browser to regain control over your privacy and avoid the invasive tactics of larger companies, which makes sense considering its focus on blocking trackers and ads. However, your experience highlights an interesting point — sometimes the problem isn’t just the large corporations, but also the behavior of smaller entities who have more direct access to your data. It seems like you’re dealing with a more personal level of intrusion, which can be just as harmful, if not more, depending on the circumstances.

The Brave browser is designed with privacy in mind, so you’re definitely using it for its intended purpose. But, it might be worth considering that some privacy-conscious tools, while great for blocking ads and trackers, can’t always prevent that personal level of online aggression or surveillance. Your frustration might come from the difference between protecting yourself from companies with broad reach versus those with niche, but more direct access to your data.

So, it’s not that you’re using Brave wrong, but more that privacy concerns have layers. You’re just up against a different kind of issue now.

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