I just read this article which talks about the risks of cross-site scripting attacks, how they work, and what types of attacks are used. It is the first time I’ve heard about cross-site scripting, and I think it would be important to mention on the Brave website. I know that Brave has the ability t…

@cartercarlson , thanks for reaching out. Good questions all around. I’m in the midst of writing a detailed support document for Shields and their functions so that users like you will have answers to questions like this. For now, a brief explanation with respect to your post: Shields Out of the b…

Wow, that was one hell of a response. Thank you for all of the help answers! I hope these answers helps others too.

My pleasure! I’ll leave the topic open a while longer in case others have questions or comments to add.

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