# Switch to Brave Browser Reason #18: Make shopping behavior less available for corporate retargeting

A product view can follow you for weeks as targeted ads, reminding you how much was collected from a single click.

2026-08-28
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Switchboard Tech Services


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## Why this matters

A product view can follow you for weeks as targeted ads, reminding you how much was collected from a single click. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

## The protection

Brave blocks many ad trackers and cross-site cookies that enable this retargeting.

## Take action

Keep Shields on when comparing prices. A retailer can still remember you if you sign in or keep its first-party cookies. Brave reduces common tracking, but a site you sign in to still knows what you do there. Ordinary browsing also reveals your IP address to the destination.

## Sources

[Brave Shields](https://brave.com/shields/).

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Language: en-us

Content type: guide

Author: Switchboard Tech Services

Published: 2026-08-29T02:31:18+00:00

Description: Why make shopping behavior less available for corporate retargeting matters for privacy and security.