Various Brave Domains

[celenityy]

Which domain(s) should be blocked?

ads-admin.bravesoftware.com
rewards.brave.software
rewards.bravesoftware.com
metrics.bravesoftware.com
p2a.brave.com
p2a.bravesoftware.com
p3a-dev.bravesoftware.com

Why should these domain(s) be blocked?

ads-admin.bravesoftware.com - Domain used by Brave's ad network (Ex: here). Similar to ads-admin.brave.com, which we currently block.

rewards.brave.software - Domain used for Brave Rewards (Ex: here). Similar to rewards.brave.com, which we currently block.

rewards.bravesoftware.com - Same as above, can be found ex. here.

metrics.bravesoftware.com - Domain used for Brave Telemetry (Ex. Usage pings, referral pings, installation events). Similar to metrics.brave.com, which we already block.

p2a.brave.com - Domain used as part of Brave's Telemetry/"P3A" Analytics, can be seen here & directly going to the domain itself confirms it is used for this: Submission of private advertising analytics. See https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Randomized-Response-for-Private-Advertising-Analytics for details.

p2a.bravesoftware.com - Same as above.

p3a-dev.bravesoftware.com - Same as above, can be found ex. here.

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Thank you for your support. The domain(s) has/have been added to the denylist and will be added with the next full release at the latest. A full release is usually performed every 24 hours.