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The Brave browser will take action against websites that snoop on visitors by scanning their open Internet ports or accessing other network resources that can expose personal information.

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The Brave browser will take action against websites that snoop on visitors by scanning their open Internet ports or accessing other network resources that can expose personal information.

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors

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Brave will allow users to choose which sites can access local network resources.

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https://blog.nem.ec/2020/05/24/ebay-port-scanning/ this explains it pretty well, but not eli10

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