Security News > 2023 > February > Brave browser to block “open in app” prompts, pool-party attacks
The next major version of the privacy-focused Brave browser will start blocking annoyances like "Open in app" prompts and will feature better protections against pool-party attacks.
Brave will now block this annoyance starting version 1.49 for Windows and Android, allowing users to browse the web without unexpected interruptions.
Brave version 1.49 will also add protections against "Pool-party" attacks that aim to persistently track users by abusing characteristics in the implementation of browser features.
Although Brave had updated its defenses against these attacks in version 1.35, its engineers have found that sites now employ alternative ways that can bypass existing protections.
Finally, Brave version 1.50 for Android will introduce more screen attribute-based fingerprinting protections to prevent sites from profiling and tracking users based on their device screen size.
Brave will now prevent trackers from accessing screen size and browser position and will report slightly different randomized values to each site for each browser session, making persistent tracking impossible.