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Shivan Kaul Sahib edited this page Jul 3, 2024 · 4 revisions

Web Compatibility Reports are voluntary user-submitted reports that Brave uses to enhance web compatibility with the Brave Shields feature. Because Brave Shields introduces a lot of cutting-edge Web privacy interventions, this sometimes breaks websites which are not used to being unable to call out to third-parties, fingerprint users, show cookie banners, or use privacy-harmful Web APIs.

User-submitted reports help Brave discover and fix these compatibility issues, promoting a better browsing experience for all Brave users.

Data Collected

The following is a list of data that Brave may collect from user-submitted Web Compatibility Reports. It's important to note that all data submission is voluntary, and privacy is a primary concern.

  • URL of the reported website: The address of the site with issues. To maximize privacy, any query parameters and fragments are omitted.
  • Release channel: This tells Brave which channel (Nightly/Beta/Release) of the browser the user was on.
  • App version: This tells Brave what version of the Brave app (e.g. 1.67) the user was on.
  • The Shields enabled status: Whether or not the user had Shields active.
  • Ad-block setting: The configured level of the ad-blocking setting.
  • Fingerprint blocking setting: The configured level of fingerprint blocking.
  • Enabled ad-block lists: This identifies which ad-block lists the user has activated. To maximize privacy, custom filter lists are NOT included.
  • User-configured languages: The languages that a user had configured in their browser settings.
  • Language farbling status: Whether or not the "language farbling" privacy-enhancing feature was enabled.
  • Brave VPN connection status (if any): If the user was connected to the Brave VPN at the time, if the user is a subscriber to Brave VPN.

In addition to this, the user may choose to provide the following optional details:

  • Problem details: A detailed description of the compatibility issue as the user experienced it.
  • Contact details: This can be useful if additional follow-up or clarification is necessary.
  • Screenshot of the viewport: It gives visual context to the problem faced by the user and can provide valuable clues for resolution.

User reports are deleted from Brave's servers after 30 days.

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