Switch to Brave Browser Reason #40: Resist newer fingerprinting methods that use graphics hardware

Graphics APIs can expose device-specific signals that advertisers may combine into an identifier.

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Switch to Brave Browser Reason #40: Resist newer fingerprinting methods that use graphics hardware

Why this matters

Graphics APIs can expose device-specific signals that advertisers may combine into an identifier. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

The protection

Brave's fingerprint protections cover browser APIs, including graphics-related surfaces.

Take action

Keep Brave current as tracking methods evolve. Determined sites may still combine signals with logins or IP addresses. 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.