Switch to Brave Browser Reason #45: Limit what a social platform learns when its widgets appear elsewhere

Why this matters

A platform should not gain a map of your reading simply because publishers embed its buttons or posts. Privacy is easier to defend before this information is collected than after it has spread.

The protection

Brave offers social blocking, and Shields limits many third-party tracking requests.

Take action

Turn on the controls for platforms you want to keep at arm's length. Logging into a platform still gives it your activity there. 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 privacy features.