Brave Software—Brave implements industry-leading tracker and fingerprint blocking enabled by default
Brave ships with Shields enabled by default, blocking third-party ads, trackers, cross-site cookies, fingerprinting, and bounce tracking out of the box. Independent testing by EFF's Cover Your Tracks project gives Brave a 'strong protection' rating, and PrivacyTests.org consistently ranks Brave highest among major browsers for out-of-box tracker blocking. Brave randomizes browser fingerprints to prevent cross-site tracking, a feature unique among mainstream browsers.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Privacy | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.858 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Independent tests confirm Brave leads major browsers in tracker blocking
Independent testing by EFF's Cover Your Tracks project gave Brave a 'strong protection' rating, and PrivacyTests.org scores Brave highest among major browsers for out-of-box tracker blocking (143/156 trackers blocked). Brave Shields block ads, trackers, cross-site cookies, fingerprinting, and bounce tracking by default.