Brave Browser release info

[silversurfer]

Brave Release Notes V1.19.92 (Feb 5, 2021)​

• Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.152. (#13969)

Brave Release Notes | Brave

The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

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Release Channel 1.19.92

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.152. (#13969)

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[Cortex]

I've tried alternatives to Brave lately but soon revert back to Brave

 

[silversurfer]

Brave Release Notes V1.20.103 (Feb 10, 2021)​

• Added extension support for Tor windows. (#2761)
• Added “IPFS public gateway address” setting under brave://settings/extensions. (#11563)
• Added “Redirect IPFS resources to the configured IPFS gateway” setting under brave://settings/extensions. (#11564)
• [Security] Enabled Safety Tips component. (#12999)
• [Security] Removed connection to https://accounts.google.com when enabling Brave Sync. (#12984)
• [Security] Fixed Greaselion being enabled by default in private mode. (#13506)
• [Security] Fixed Crypto Wallets being enabled by default in private mode. (#13279)
• [Security] Fixed mixed content connections not being auto-upgraded when available. (#10190)
• [Security] Fixed Tor Onion-Location header issue as reported on HackerOne by Muneaki Nishimura. (#13828)
• Implemented onboarding tour for Brave Rewards. (#12459)
• Enabled Crowd Deny component. (#13426)
• Enabled Widevine component updater on Linux. (#7081)
• Updated macOS application icons. (#13005)
• Disabled Wayback Machine infobar on Wayback Machine URLs. (#13306)
• Removed unsupported components from brave://components. (#8709)
• Fixed webview crash on exiting brave://adblock in certain cases. (#13775)
• Fixed intermittent crash in Greaselion service on shutdown. (#13906)
• Fixed in-line tip buttons being displayed when the Brave Rewards icon is hidden. (#13341)
• Fixed inability to create sync chain due to leading and trailing whitespace in code words. (#10860)
• Fixed automatic update failing for Google components. (#10464)
• Fixed autoplay blocked indicator incorrectly being displayed in certain cases. (#13167)

Brave Release Notes | Brave

The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

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[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Thanks for keeping us all up to date @silversurfer
But I miss @oldschool, hope he is fine

 

[Venustus]

But I miss @oldschool, hope he is fine

Indeed

 

[silversurfer]

Thanks for keeping us all up to date @silversurfer
But I miss @oldschool, hope he is fine

@oldschool as "Brave" long time user, he knows more about details from the support forum by Brave, hopefully he will be back to MT as soon as possible!

 

[silversurfer]

Release Notes V1.20.108 (Feb 19, 2021)​

• [Security] Fixed DNS leak regression in Tor windows as reported on HackerOne by xiaoyinl. (#13527)
• [Security] Fixed ISP DNS leak when shields are enabled. (#12575)
• Removed “x-client-data” header from requests in certain cases. (#8049)
• Fixed crash when using OS zoom function on macOS in certain cases. (#8149)
• Fixed crash when using digital keyboard on macOS in certain cases. (#7546)
• Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.182. (#14187)

Brave Release Notes | Brave

The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

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Release Channel 1.20.108

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes [Security] Fixed DNS leak regression in Tor windows as reported on HackerOne by xiaoyinl. (#13527) [Security] Fixed ISP DNS leak when shields are...

community.brave.com

 

[silversurfer]

Brave Release Notes V1.20.110 (Feb 24, 2021)

• [Security] Fixed issue when visiting “.onion” URL in a normal window would cause DNS leak. (#14261)
• Fixed crash when opening “.onion” link in certain cases on Linux. (#13736)
• Fixed ledger process incorrectly starting when visiting certain sites. (#14307)
• Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.192. (#14302)

Brave Release Notes | Brave

The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

brave.com

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Latest Brave browser update fixes Tor .onion DNS Leak - gHacks Tech News

The makers of the Brave browser have released Brave 1.20.110 to the stable channel, which fixes a DNS leak when accessing .onion sites in the browser.

www.ghacks.net

The implementation in Brave is not designed to be a full replacement for Tor Browser. The company notes on its support page that its browser "does not implement most of the privacy protections from Tor Browser" and that it "recommends using Tor Browser instead of Brave Tor windows" for "absolute anonymity".

One user discovered last week that Brave was leaking information in Tor mode. The user suggested that Brave Browser was leaking the address of sites visited in the mode and the IP of the requester. Brave attempted to resolve .onion domains through traditional DNS look-ups, something that should not happen according to the user.

The new update addresses the privacy issue. Brave engineers fixed the issue so that the information is no longer leaked when the browser's Tor mode is being used.

The company's recommendation to use Tor Browser for full anonymity still stands.

 

[silversurfer]

Brave Release Notes V1.21.73 (Mar 3, 2021)

• Added default browser dialog on first run for macOS and Linux. (#12679)
• Added ability to uninstall/disable the Widevine plugin via brave://settings/extensions (Muon parity). (#2791)
• Added settings panel to Brave Rewards onboarding tour. (#13379)
• Added “Peer ID” and “Version” under brave://ipfs. (#13839)
• Added “Repo Stats” under brave://ipfs. (#13528)
• Added support for overriding default network adblocking using custom exception rules in brave://adblock. (#5440)
• Added additional padding to the new tab button. (#13835)
• [Security] Enabled Safe Browsing endpoint for extension block list. (#12297)
• Implemented cosmetic filters. (#13070)
• Enabled DNS-over-HTTPS UI on Linux. (#13617)
• Updated referral system to skip initialization when no referral code present. (#14428)
• Updated frequency to show Brave as default browser dialog when not already configured. (#12203)
• Updated User Agent farbling to add workers support. (#12392)
• Updated wording on Brave Rewards widget. (#13397)
• Removed known Olytics tracking parameters from URLs. (#13644)
• Removed known tracking parameter “wickedid” from URLs. (#13647)
• Fixed crash when clicking on profile icon in certain cases. (#13762)
• Fixed Monthly Statement showing incorrect month in drop down. (#13590)
• Fixed issue where “Estimated pending rewards” showed incorrect balance in certain cases. (#13601)
• Fixed regression which allowed some network requests initiated by service workers to bypass adblocking. (#13781)
• Fixed adblock rules not being applied to HTTP subresources of an IPFS page. (#13742)
• Fixed Brave Shields being disabled when using IPFS with local node. (#13741)
• Fixed ipfs:// background tabs not re-connecting on session restore in certain cases. (#13519)
• Fixed Binance widget and autocomplete always using “en” URLs for all locales. (#9691)
• Fixed issue where query parameters and fragments were removed from IPFS URLs. (#13722)
• Fixed Nightly shortcut opening the wrong version when there are multiple installations of Brave on Linux. (#1746)
• Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.72. (#14412)

Brave Release Notes | Brave

The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

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Release Channel 1.21.73

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Notable fixes and additions Full Release Notes Added default browser dialog on first run for macOS and Linux. (#12679) Added ability to uninstall/disable the Widevine...

community.brave.com

 

[HarborFront]

I don't think the latest Brave release has removed User-Agent Client Hints which is a tracking feature released with Chrome 89

“User-Agent Client Hints — designed to provide sites with information about a “user’s device or conditions” without needing to use the User-Agent String.”

Read

Privacy concerns raised about upcoming Client-Hints web standard

Brave devs warn about new alternative user fingerprinting method being rolled out with Chromium-based browsers.

www.zdnet.com

Read the comments inside the below link

Here is what is new in Google Chrome 89​

Here is what is new in Google Chrome 89 - gHacks Tech News

Google released a new stable version of its Chrome browser on March 2, 2021. Google Chrome 89 is a security release that includes improvements and bug fixes.

www.ghacks.net

 

[HarborFront]

You can test Client-Hints here

Client Hints

Client Hints are a set of HTTP Headers and a JavaScript API that allow web browsers to send detailed information about the client device and browser to web servers. They are designed to be a successor to User-Agent, and provide a standardized way for web servers to optimize content for the...

browserleaks.com

Note inside the above link

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HTTP Client Hints are currently only available in Chrome and some Chromium-based web browsers. User-Agent Client Hints are only under enable-experimental-web-platform-features Chrome flag.

If the User-Agent Client Hints feature is enabled, it will also expose a new JavaScript interface accessible through the navigator.getUserAgent() promise.

Unquote

My Ungoogled Chromium v88.xx showed up this. Anyway there’s a request over at UG forum to remove this.

For comparison, FF and LibreWolf browsers showed up the same below

Can someone test it with Brave browser and post here? Thanks

 

[silversurfer]

You can test Client-Hints here

Client Hints

Client Hints are a set of HTTP Headers and a JavaScript API that allow web browsers to send detailed information about the client device and browser to web servers. They are designed to be a successor to User-Agent, and provide a standardized way for web servers to optimize content for the...

browserleaks.com

Note inside the above link

Quote

HTTP Client Hints are currently only available in Chrome and some Chromium-based web browsers. User-Agent Client Hints are only under enable-experimental-web-platform-features Chrome flag.

If the User-Agent Client Hints feature is enabled, it will also expose a new JavaScript interface accessible through the navigator.getUserAgent() promise.

Unquote

My Ungoogled Chromium showed up this. Anyway there’s a request over at UG forum to remove this.

View attachment 254958

For comparison, FF and LibreWolf browsers showed up the same below

View attachment 254959

Can someone test it with Brave browser and post here? Thanks

I really don't care about features for Privacy in browsers as I believe it's almost impossible... anyway, my test below (NO browser extensions installed)

 

[HarborFront]

MS Edge v89.0.774.45 is also showing the below result with no extensions.

 

[HarborFront]

I really don't care about features for Privacy in browsers as I believe it's almost impossible... anyway, my test below (NO browser extensions installed)

View attachment 254960
View attachment 254961

Did you click it a second time?

 

[silversurfer]

Did you click it a second time?

I haven't enabled this flag below, probably I should have done before, right?

 

[HarborFront]

I haven't enabled this flag below, probably I should have done before, right?

View attachment 254964

When I enabled the flag my UG showed more info. Better to keep it Disabled

 

[silversurfer]

Did you click it a second time?

First once only, but even click a 2nd time doesn't make any difference of test result on my Brave

 

[HarborFront]

First once only, but even click a 2nd time doesn't make any difference of test result on my Brave

So Brave has blocked it. That's good

 

[silversurfer]

Brave v1.21.74 (Mar 6, 2021)

Full Release Notes

• Fixed the frequency of the default browser dialog being displayed when Brave is not set as the default browser. (#14502 4)
• Fixed ads incorrectly displaying on https://www.youtube.com 2 in certain cases. (#14471 1)
• Fixed ads incorrectly displaying on Business & Financial News, U.S & International Breaking News | Reuters. (#14483 1)
• Fixed issue where some extensions did not work properly. (#14473 3)
• Fixed cosmetic filter not working. (#14458 4)

Release Channel 1.21.74

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Fixed the frequency of the default browser dialog being displayed when Brave is not set as the default browser. (#14502) Fixed ads incorrectly...

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