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The strange behavious with iOS is back. It jumps to the wrong post on any alert I click on for this forum if I've been in that thread before. Since I use my phone browser 50% for MT browsing this is a deal breaker. :ROFLMAO: I'll report it and try again when it's updated.
 

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The strange behavious with iOS is back. It jumps to the wrong post on any alert I click on for this forum if I've been in that thread before. Since I use my phone browser 50% for MT browsing this is a deal breaker. :ROFLMAO: I'll report it and try again when it's updated.
No porblems on Android. I like brave://flags. Nice feature.
 

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Anyone knows what's this new "Aggressive" setting is about?
It is only visible in Beta and Nightly builds, but not in the Stable version.

Trying it out... :)

//EDIT. Answer below:
However, Shields does offer an Aggressive option for blocking Ads and trackers. Selecting the Aggressive option will block all site ads and trackers, including the first party ones.
 

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Anyone knows what's this new "Aggressive" setting is about?
Yes, It's agressive. :DJust kidding. I believe it is generally similar to other browsers' adblocking levels, e.g. Edge Chromium's basic, balanced & strict. I'm using both aggressive adblocking and strict fingerprint protection. No broken webpages that I'm aware of. There is a wierd bug on YouTube but not sure if it's related to Shields or not.
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This bug occurs only while cursor hovers over iframe but video displays clearly otherwise.

My guess is Brave will intorduce these options to relelase channel after some testing and feedback.
 

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Yes, It's agressive. :DJust kidding. I believe it is generally similar to other browsers' adblocking levels, e.g. Edge Chromium's basic, balanced & strict. I'm using both aggressive adblocking and strict fingerprint protection. No broken webpages that I'm aware of. There is a wierd bug on YouTube but not sure if it's related to Shields or not.
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This bug occurs only while cursor hovers over iframe but video displays clearly otherwise.

My guess is Brave will intorduce these options to relelase channel after some testing and feedback.
I also see this Youtube bug now... Wonder what it is. Have you reported it to Brave?
Everything is just fine with Stable release...
 

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Yes, It's agressive. :DJust kidding. I believe it is generally similar to other browsers' adblocking levels, e.g. Edge Chromium's basic, balanced & strict. I'm using both aggressive adblocking and strict fingerprint protection. No broken webpages that I'm aware of. There is a wierd bug on YouTube but not sure if it's related to Shields or not.
View attachment 242719
This bug occurs only while cursor hovers over iframe but video displays clearly otherwise.

My guess is Brave will intorduce these options to relelase channel after some testing and feedback.
Yes, this Youtube bug is caused by Strict Fingerprinting protection. Tuning it back solves the issue :)
 

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Brave browser just updated

Version 1.10.90 Chromium: 83.0.4103.97 (Official Build) (64-bit)


Release Notes V1.10.90

  • Added the ability to view promotions information on brave://rewards-internals page. (#9527)
  • Added balance information on brave://rewards-internals to improve rewards debugging. (#9512)
  • Added ability to import from Chrome while Chrome is still running. (#2049)
  • Added a new proxy endpoint for remote debugging and enabled by default under brave://settings/privacy. (#7645)
  • Improved general performance by lazy loading Brave Crypto Wallets. (#9757)
  • Improved privacy by extending farbling protection for several other API surfaces. (#8661)
  • Replaced “HTTPS Upgrades” with “Bandwidth saved” under the New Tab Page. (#8969)
  • Disabled Wayback Machine for “.onion” URLs. (#9342)
  • Disabled tab hover cards for Windows and Linux by default. (#9509)
  • Removed the Binance widget toggle for Japan and OFAC countries from customize dashboard under the New Tab Page. (#9416)
  • Fixed to only send tokens that have not been redeemed during the claim process. (#9891)
  • Fixed low resolution favicons on rewards panel and contribution table. (#1597)
  • Fixed to only add jitter for Brave Ads token redemption when creating the timestamp. (#9624)
  • Fixed themes from Chrome Web Store not working when switching between light and dark themes. (#9808)
  • Fixed incorrect changelog URL on macOS. (#9415)
  • Fixed software update dialog on macOS displaying raw HTML in the release notes box. (#9274)
  • Fixed display issue where Brave Rewards and Binance widget menus go off screen on certain window widths. (#9390)
  • Fixed assets in the Binance widget summary under the New Tab Page appearing as clickable. (#9375)
  • Fixed content under the Crypto Wallets welcome screen not fully visible on smaller window sizes. (#6595)
  • Fixed skip button missing on YouTube ads when shields are disabled. (#8209)
  • Fixed display issue where clock widget menu goes off the screen on certain window widths. (#9389)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 83.0.4103.97. (#10075)
 

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Latest Brave release channel update includes a number of fixes, including improved anti-tracking and anti-fingerprinting features: Version 1.11.97 Chromium: 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Stay Brave and enjoy!

Full Release Notes
  • Added an infobar to indicate that sync v2 is coming if sync v1 is currently enabled. (#10231 3)
  • Added “aggressive” setting for “Trackers & ads blocked” which applies cosmetic filters to first-party ads. (#8475 1)
  • Added ability to import history from Safari on macOS. (#8515)
  • Added country code to ad confirmation calls for certain countries. (#9823 1)
  • Added priority support for Brave Ads. (#5232 1)
  • Added ability to view and download server error logs for Brave Rewards under brave://rewards-internals to improve rewards debugging. (#9533)
  • Added date of contributions under brave://rewards-internals to assist with rewards support. (#10137)
  • Added contribution history under brave://rewards-internals to assist with rewards support. (#8633)
  • Added support for fingerprint WebAuthn on macOS. (#3642)
  • Added keyboard accessibility to the Binance widget on the New Tab Page. (#9256)
  • [Security] Fixed issue where WebTorrent URL was rewritten when redirect URL was not http:// or https:// as reported on HackerOne by xhzeem. (#9159)
  • [Security] Fixed issue where private window autocomplete data could leak to normal window. (#9239)
  • Updated design for “Customize Dashboard” modal on the New Tab Page to support more options. (#9455)
  • Updated Brave Rewards to display BAT values to three decimal places. (#10027)
  • Updated user model for page classifications for Brave Ads. (#8739)
  • Updated Brave Rewards to only use first name for Uphold user wallets. (#9909)
  • Updated favicons for certain brave:// internal pages. (#10071)
  • Updated favicon on brave://bookmarks tab. (#8492)
  • Updated labels and drop down values on brave://settings/shields for consistency. (#9975)
  • Updated fingerprinting blocking levels to be “strict”, “standard”, or “disabled”. (#9194)
  • Implemented additional Canvas API fingerprint farbling protections. (#10045)
  • Implemented Web Audio API fingerprint farbling protections. (#9187)
  • Implemented additional WebGL API fingerprint protections. (#9188)
  • Migrated Brave Rewards settings from JSON to preferences. (#7024)
  • Migrated data from ledger_state to preferences for Brave Rewards. (#9869)
  • Removed Brave autoplay exceptions. (#9597)
  • Removed unnecessary balance API calls from Brave Rewards. (#9132)
  • Removed retry logic for auto-contribute if auto-contribute or Brave Rewards is disabled. (#10257)
  • Removed known user tracking parameters from Doubleclick query strings. (#9879 1)
  • Removed known email tracking parameters from HubSpot URLs. (#9019)
  • Removed GUID and ENV fields from crash reports. (#8865)
  • Removed Sync from brave://settings in Guest windows.(#2995)
  • Fixed crash with brave://settings/content in certain cases. (#10297)
  • Fixed immediate crash after upgrading in certain cases. (#8244)
  • Fixed issue where ads were not shown in certain cases due to confirmations not being initialized when joining rewards. (#10096)
  • Fixed issue where ad confirmations were initialized on clean profile prior to joining rewards. (#10085)
  • Fixed rewards balance appearing as “0.0 BAT” in certain cases. (#10471)
  • Fixed issue where ad conversions would fail after a creative had expired. (#10240)
  • Fixed “Ads notifications received this month” incrementing for confirmation types other than view. (#10020)
  • Fixed saved passwords not being listed under brave://settings/passwords in certain cases. (#3196)
  • Fixed non-critical memory issue related to farbling and fingerprint randomization. (#10260)
  • Fixed issue where brave://components updates required a browser restart. (#10271)
  • Fixed DuckDuckGo toggle change not being reflected in a Guest window. (#9525)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 84.0.4147.89. (#10714)
 

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Yes, It's agressive. :DJust kidding. I believe it is generally similar to other browsers' adblocking levels, e.g. Edge Chromium's basic, balanced & strict. I'm using both aggressive adblocking and strict fingerprint protection. No broken webpages that I'm aware of. There is a wierd bug on YouTube but not sure if it's related to Shields or not.
View attachment 242719
This bug occurs only while cursor hovers over iframe but video displays clearly otherwise.

My guess is Brave will intorduce these options to relelase channel after some testing and feedback.
I was getting the same 'interference' on YouTube last week when using Firefox, as with your example when the curser was over the iframe it showed like the screenshot, move it away and I got the full video screen as it should be. I played around with a few extensions that I thought might have caused it with no success. It disappeared sometime at the end of last week, I'm not sure when as I didn't use YouTube for several days.

Edit - typo correction.
 
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Strange, I turned it back and still had it. Maybe page didn't refresh properly.
My similar issue was when using Firefox, but if its a fingerprinting protection issue its quite possible that other browsers would see something like this too, especially if its a G**gle site that the fingerprinting defence causes issues with I'm not surprised. But, one of my extensions that I tried turning off to resolve the issue was Canvas Defender and that made no difference.
 

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Latest Brave release channel update includes a number of fixes, including improved anti-tracking and anti-fingerprinting features: Version 1.11.97 Chromium: 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Stay Brave and enjoy!

Happy to see I am already updated and current! And noticed that VS_WLC declared the brave setup.exe "not safe" I think because it is not signed.
 

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