# Switch to Brave Browser Reason #39: Make tracking through browser language and fonts harder

Language preferences and installed fonts can help identify a browser even when cookies are absent.

2026-09-01
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Switchboard Tech Services


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## Why this matters

Language preferences and installed fonts can help identify a browser even when cookies are absent. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

## The protection

Brave limits or randomizes some language and font signals used in fingerprinting.

## Take action

Keep fingerprint protection active and avoid assuming cookie deletion alone resets your identity. 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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Author: Switchboard Tech Services

Published: 2026-09-01T21:37:04+00:00

Description: Why make tracking through browser language and fonts harder matters for privacy and security.