Fixup Brave config settings (#318)

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@ -11205,7 +11205,7 @@ The following are the recommended safest routes for each browser according to th
- Go into **Settings** > **Appearances** (`brave://settings/appearance`)
- **Disable** "Show Top Sites"
- (optional) **Disable** "Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar"
- **Disable** "Show Brave Suggested Sites"
@ -11219,25 +11219,31 @@ The following are the recommended safest routes for each browser according to th
- Set "Trackers and Ads blocking" to **Aggressive**
- Set Upgrade connections to HTTPS to **Enabled**
- Set Upgrade connections to HTTPS to **Strict**
- Set Cookie blocking to **Only cross-site**
- **Enable** "Block scripts"
- Set Fingerprinting blocking to **Standard** or **Strict**
- Set "Block fingerprinting" to **Standard** or **Strict, may break sites**
- Set "Block cookies" to **Only cross-site**
- Go into **Settings** > **Social media blocking** (`brave://settings/socialBlocking`)
- **Uncheck** everything unless needed
- **Uncheck** the Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn embeds
- Go to **Settings** > **Search engine** (`brave://settings/search`)
- See [Appendix A3: Search Engines]
- Set "Normal Window" and "Private Window" to use a more private and trackerless search engine
- See [Appendix A3: Search Engines] for best options
- **Disable** "Web Discovery Project"
- **Disable** "Index other search engines"
- Go into **Settings** > **Extensions** (`brave://settings/extensions`)
- **Disable** everything except "Private Window with Tor"
- Set both **Resolve** methods to "Ask"
- **Disable** everything
- Go into **Settings** > **Wallet** (`brave://settings/wallet`)
@ -11249,13 +11255,13 @@ The following are the recommended safest routes for each browser according to th
- Go into **Settings** > **Privacy and Security** (`brave://settings/privacy`)
- Leave **WebRTC** to "Default"
- **Disable** everything except "Private window with Tor"
- **Disable** "Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A)"
- (optional) Turn on **Automatically redirect .onion sites**
- **Disable** "Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave"
- Set **WebRTC handling policy** to "Disable non-proxied UDP"
- Go into "Clear Browsing Data"
- Go into **Clear Browsing Data** (`brave://settings/clearBrowserData`)
- Select **On Exit**
@ -11263,27 +11269,35 @@ The following are the recommended safest routes for each browser according to th
- **Click** "Save"
- Go into **Cookies and other site data** (`brave://settings/cookies`)
- **Check** "Block third-party cookies" or "Block all cookies" (not recommended)
- **Enable** "Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows"
- Under "Sites that can always use cookies", check that you need any of these
- Open a new Tab
- **Click** "Customize" in the lower right corner
- **Disable** everything in Customize Dashboard except maybe the clock
- Go into **Settings** > **Shields** > **Content filters** (`brave://settings/shields/filters`)
- Go into **Settings** > **Shields** > **Content filtering** (`brave://settings/shields/filters`)
- Select any additional adblocking filter you want
- Recommended: **CJX's Annoyance List**, **Easylist-Cookie List**, **Fanboy Annoyances List**, **Fanboy Social List**, **Fanboy's Mobile Notifications List**, and **uBlock Annoyances List**
- Recommended: **CJX's Annoyance**, **Easylist-Cookie**, **Fanboy's Annoyances**, **Fanboy's Social**, **Fanboy's Mobile Notifications**, and **uBlock Annoyances**
- Add custom filter lists
- Add the [Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/ClearURLs%20for%20uBo/clear_urls_uboified.txt) which uses the rules found in ClearURLs below
- Add the [ClearURLs for uBo (unofficial)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/ClearURLs%20for%20uBo/clear_urls_uboified.txt) which uses the rules found in ClearURLs below
- Add the [AdGuard URL Tracking Protection](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdguardTeam/FiltersRegistry/master/filters/filter_17_TrackParam/filter.txt) which enables generic `$removeparam` rules
- To keep all applied filters, **click** "Save"
- Do not ever enable Brave Rewards (button should be hidden on all sites)
- Do not ever enable Brave Rewards (button should now be hidden on all sites)
Addons to consider on Brave if you want additional protections:
@ -11299,7 +11313,7 @@ Addons to consider on Brave if you want additional protections:
- LibRedirect (<https://libredirect.github.io/>)
That's it and you should be pretty much covered. For full paranoia, you can also just "Block Scripts" to disable Javascript. Note that even disabling Javascript might not protect you fully[^517].
That's it and you should be pretty much covered. For full paranoia, you can also just "Block Scripts" to disable Javascript. Note that even disabling Javascript might not protect you fully[^517]. If you choose to disable JS, use the NoScript extension, not the Brave setting.
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