# Switch to Brave Browser Reason #36: Use Safe Browsing without sending full URLs to Google

Security checks should not require handing a complete browsing log to a third party.

2026-09-01
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## Why this matters

Security checks should not require handing a complete browsing log to a third party. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

## The protection

Brave's Safe Browsing checks mostly local lists; for matches it sends a partial hash, and desktop requests use a Brave proxy.

## Take action

Leave the protection on while understanding the limited data flow described in Brave's documentation. 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

[Safe Browsing in Brave](https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/15222663599629-Safe-Browsing-in-Brave).

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Author: Switchboard Tech Services

Published: 2026-09-01T08:36:15+00:00

Description: Why use Safe Browsing without sending full URLs to Google matters for privacy and security.