# Switch to Brave Browser Reason #42: Reduce unwanted tracking on both desktop and mobile

A protected laptop does little if the same trackers collect your browsing from your phone.

2026-09-02
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Switchboard Tech Services


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## Why this matters

A protected laptop does little if the same trackers collect your browsing from your phone. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

## The protection

Brave provides Shields across its supported desktop and mobile browsers.

## Take action

Use the protection on each device you actually browse with and review platform-specific settings. 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 Browser features](https://brave.com/features/).

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Author: Switchboard Tech Services

Published: 2026-09-02T10:37:54+00:00

Description: Why reduce unwanted tracking on both desktop and mobile matters for privacy and security.