Update Brave Fingerprint settings #2641
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| @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Brave allows you to select additional content filters within the internal `brave | |||
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| - [x] Select **Strict** under *Upgrade connections to HTTPS* | |||
| - [x] (Optional) Select **Block Scripts** (1) | |||
| - [x] Select **Strict, may break sites** under *Block fingerprinting* | |||
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I'm a bit confused by this change, in the version I have of Brave (latest from their RPM repo) it says "Strict, may break sites".
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I'm a bit confused by this change, in the version I have of Brave (latest from their RPM repo) it says "Strict, may break sites".
I guess this would be a question to pose to the Brave team, perhaps a legacy flag that didn't get changed in their RPM repo? On MacOS and Windows I don't see the option anymore. Also, besides the links above regarding their announcement about this change, brave/brave-browser#35541 here's the relevant desktop release that mentions the removal of this option. brave/brave-browser#31229 Here the relevant issue.
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The visibility of that option is at the moment controlled by a flag (brave://flags/#brave-show-strict-fingerprinting-mode). It defaults in the C++ code to true and is set to false by Griffin (also known as a "variations" server in Chromium terms). So on first start it will be visible (because the Griffin changes have not taken effect yet), but it will go away as soon as the browser restarts.
brave/brave-browser#39517 is the issue tracking the removal of the flag.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Brave simplifies fingerprinting option, removes "strict" option https://brave.com/privacy-updates/28-sunsetting-strict-fingerprinting-mode/ Signed-off-by: Jonah Aragon <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Daniel Gray <[email protected]>
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Brave switched to just a toggle regarding fingerprinting a while ago, as outlined here: https://brave.com/privacy-updates/28-sunsetting-strict-fingerprinting-mode/
Also being discussed here: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/brave-removes-strict-fingerprinting-protection/16302
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