How to Block Tracking and Ads

If you care about keeping your browsing habits to yourself, it’s nice to know that Brave’s default is to protect your interests first, and to only share your data when you say it’s okay.

The Gentle January series shares one practical privacy tip a day from a Markup staffer who actually uses the advice in their own life.

I’ve been blocking ads on the internet for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I started doing so because ads were ugly and I learned that browser extensions like Adblock Plus could automatically hide them.

As I got older, I realized it wasn’t just the visual intrusion that bothered me—it was a more personal intrusion as well. The tech used to serve me ads was also enabling companies to track me, market to me, and sell my ...