Brave Browser Tor Mode Leaked .Onion Addresses To ISP – Glitch Fixed
Due to an adblocker bug, Brave browser leaked .onion addreses searched within Tor Mode to the public DNS servers. Patch released.
Due to an adblocker bug, Brave browser leaked .onion addreses searched within Tor Mode to the public DNS servers. Patch released.
Brave has fixed a privacy issue in its browser that sent queries for .onion domains to public internet DNS resolvers rather than routing them through Tor nodes, thus exposing users' visits to dark web websites.
The privacy-oriented web browser, Brave, has reported that it increased its monthly active users by 8.7 million compared to this time last year bringing the total count above 20 million. Brave also said that 7 million people are active on Brave every single day, up from 3 million last year. Both monthly active users and daily active users increased by 2.3 times over the last 12 months.
Tracking allows the companies to improve their algorithm and app experience, but this experience comes at the cost of your digital data. In this guide, we're going to focus on the search engines and browsers that you'll want to use if you care about your online privacy.
