Security News > 2021 > October > Brave web browser will add bounce tracking privacy protection
Brave, the privacy-conscious web browser, has announced plans to introduce additional privacy protections against 'bounce tracking,' a newer form of tracking that is not currently blocked by the browser.
The new system, which Brave's team calls "Debouncing", addresses the bounce tracking method, which disregards users' privacy preferences such as the 'Do Not Track' setting and the blocking of third-party cookies.
Blocking trackers on these sites doesn't stop the bounce tracking from uncovering your online whereabouts, as the problem takes place on the navigational level.
The same system will strip affiliate marketing links and send the user straight to the target site through a "Clean" URL. But Brave won't rely solely on the dynamic detection of bounce tracking URLs.
The new feature will be enabled automatically in the web browser, but those who still want to go through bounce tracking domains will be given the option to disable it.
Navigational tracking remains a troubling problem for internet users, and the World Wide Web Consortium has formed a working group to develop a standardized protection system against it.