Security News > 2021 > February > Privacy Bug in Brave Browser Exposes Dark-Web Browsing History of Its Users
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.
Brave ships with a built-in feature called "Private Window with Tor" that integrates the Tor anonymity network into the browser, allowing users to access.
At the same time, it's worth noting that the feature uses Tor just as a proxy and does not implement most of the privacy protections offered by Tor Browser.
According to a report first disclosed on Ramble, the privacy-defeating bug in the Tor mode of the browser made it possible to leak all the.
Brave browser users can head to Menu on the top right > About Brave to download and install the latest update.
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