diff --git a/guide.md b/guide.md index 075befc..a81af29 100644 --- a/guide.md +++ b/guide.md @@ -11244,71 +11244,89 @@ The following are the recommended safest routes for each browser according to th - Download and install Brave browser from [[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://brave.com/download/) -- Open Brave Browser +- **Open** Brave Browser -- Go into Settings +- Go into **Settings** > **Appearances** (`brave://settings/appearance`) -- Go to Appearances + - **Disable** "Show Top Sites" - - Disable Show Top Sites + - **Disable** "Show Brave Suggested Sites" - - Disable Show Brave Suggested Sites + - **Disable** "Show Brave Rewards icon in address bar" - - Enable Hide Brave Rewards + - **Enable** "Always show full URLs" - - Enable Always show full URL +- Go into **Settings** > **Shields** (`brave://settings/shields`) -- Go into Shields + - Set Shields to **Advanced** - - Set Shields to Advanced + - Set "Trackers and Ads blocking" to **Aggressive** - - Set Trackers and Ads blocking to Aggressive + - Set Upgrade connections to HTTPS to **Enabled** - - Set Upgrade to HTTPS to enabled + - Set Cookie blocking to **Only cross-site** - - Set Cookie blocking to "Only cross-site" + - Set Fingerprinting blocking to **Standard** or **Strict** - - Set Fingerprinting blocking to Standard (or Strict) +- Go into **Settings** > **Social media blocking** (`brave://settings/socialBlocking`) -- Go into Social media Blocking + - **Uncheck** everything unless needed - - Uncheck everything unless needed - -- Go to Search Engine +- Go to **Settings** > **Search engine** (`brave://settings/search`) - See [Appendix A3: Search Engines] -- Go into Extensions +- Go into **Settings** > **Extensions** (`brave://settings/extensions`) - - Disable everything except Private Windows with Tor and both Resolve methods set to "Ask" + - **Disable** everything except "Private Window with Tor" -- Go into Wallet + - Set both **Resolve** methods to "Ask" - - Disable the wallet +- Go into **Settings** > **Wallet** (`brave://settings/wallet`) -- Go into Additional Settings, Privacy, and Security + - **Disable** "Show Brave Wallet icon on toolbar" - - Leave WebRTC to Default + - Set **Default Ethereum wallet** to "None" - - Disable all the rest + - Set **Default Solana wallet** to "None" - - Go into Clear Browsing Data +- Go into **Settings** > **Privacy and Security** (`brave://settings/privacy`) - - Select On Exit + - Leave **WebRTC** to "Default" - - Check all options + - **Disable** "Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A)" + + - **Disable** "Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave" + + - Go into "Clear Browsing Data" + + - Select **On Exit** + + - Check all options + + - **Click** "Save" - Open a new Tab -- Click Customize in the lower right corner +- **Click** "Customize" in the lower right corner - - Disable everything except maybe the clock + - **Disable** everything in Customize Dashboard except maybe the clock -- Navigate to brave://adblock +- Go into **Settings** > **Shields** > **Content filters** (`brave://settings/shields/filters`) - Select any additional adblocking filter you want -- Do not ever enable Brave Rewards (button should be hidden) + - Recommended: **CJX's Annoyance List**, **Easylist-Cookie List**, **Fanboy Annoyances List**, **Fanboy Social List**, **Fanboy's Mobile Notifications List**, and **uBlock Annoyances List** + + - 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 [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) Addons to consider on Brave if you want additional protections: @@ -11320,7 +11338,7 @@ Addons to consider on Brave if you want additional protections: - NoScript () -- ClearURLs () +- Either ClearURLs () **OR** the custom list above - LibRedirect ()