On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram. According to the browser's latest release notes for version 1.20.110 released on Feb 24, (Fixed issue when visiting “.onion” URL in a normal window would cause DNS leak) it appears the issue has finally been resolved.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us The company states that it 'stores no log files, and uses no cookies'. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that blocks ads, fingerprinting and ad-trackers by default. According to Brave, privacy is guaranteed when using Guardians products. However, the browser maker has already worked on a fix, which involves disabling the CNAME ad-blocking feature for Brave browser. Brave has a strong focus on privacy, and integration of a third-party service may raise questions by users. According to the latter, the security issue was caused by Brave's decision to connect to the Tor network via a proxy - meaning it did not offer the same privacy as the real Tor Browser. The integrated privacy features are built right into the Brave browser. The bug was first reported on Reddit, while another expert and Bleeping Computer also confirmed the claims - when verifying the traffic from a browser with Brave installed and connected to the Tor network. Brave has the strongest privacy & security protections of any popular web browser. I prefer Bromite because it is built for both security and privacy with more and better anti-fingerprinting settings compared to Vanadium. However, since the bug would basically leak out the Tor address to your DNS provider (which is your Internet Service Provider for most people) it would defeat the entire purpose of using Tor.ĭon't miss: Mozilla's Firefox 86 adds support for Multiple Picture-in-Picture mode and Enhanced Cookie Protection What does this mean? Websites on the dark web are only accessible using the Tor network and are supposed to be more privacy-friendly.
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