# Switch to Brave Browser Reason #21: Prevent sites you rarely visit from recognizing you indefinitely

Occasional news, shopping, and image sites rarely need a permanent browser identity for you.

2026-08-29
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Switchboard Tech Services


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## Why this matters

Occasional news, shopping, and image sites rarely need a permanent browser identity for you. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

## The protection

Brave lets you make Forgetful Browsing a global default and exempt the few sites that should remember you.

## Take action

Consider the global setting, then add exceptions for essential accounts. It reduces persistent storage, not records already kept by a site. 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 Forgetful Browsing](https://brave.com/privacy-updates/25-forgetful-browsing/).

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Author: Switchboard Tech Services

Published: 2026-08-29T15:32:07+00:00

Description: Why prevent sites you rarely visit from recognizing you indefinitely matters for privacy and security.