Merge pull request #236 from pterocles/update-appendix-v1-brave

Update Appendix V1 regarding Brave Browser settings
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@ -11244,71 +11244,89 @@ The following are the recommended safest routes for each browser according to th
- Download and install Brave browser from <https://brave.com/download/> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://brave.com/download/)</sup> - Download and install Brave browser from <https://brave.com/download/> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://brave.com/download/)</sup>
- 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 **Settings** > **Search engine** (`brave://settings/search`)
- Go to Search Engine
- See [Appendix A3: Search Engines] - 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"
- **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 - Check all options
- **Click** "Save"
- Open a new Tab - 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 - 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: 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 (<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/noscript/doojmbjmlfjjnbmnoijecmcbfeoakpjm>) - NoScript (<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/noscript/doojmbjmlfjjnbmnoijecmcbfeoakpjm>)
- ClearURLs (<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk>) - Either ClearURLs (<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk>) **OR** the custom list above
- LibRedirect (<https://libredirect.github.io/>) - LibRedirect (<https://libredirect.github.io/>)