Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites

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Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago

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Brave Software has announced plans to deprecate the 'Strict' fingerprinting protection mode in its privacy-focused Brave Browser because it causes many sites to function incorrectly.

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