This is the 37th post in an ongoing series describing new privacy features in Brave. This post describes work done by Vadym Struts (Senior Software Engineer) and Agustín Ruiz (DesignOps Lead), and was written by Shivan Kaul Sahib (VP, Privacy and Security).
Following the success of the Shred button on the Brave iOS browser, Brave is bringing the Shred feature to the Brave Android app. Now available with version 1.89, the Shred button on Android allows users to quickly delete site data that could be used to re-identify users across visits.
Shred lets you instantly erase any data a site stores on your device. Shred on Android offers the same easy and site-specific data erasure as Shred on iOS. This means you can instantly wipe one website’s stored data without being forcibly logged out of all websites, eliminating the need for complex site-by-site exceptions. This sets Shred apart from similar features in other privacy-focused browsers.
You can also set up Auto Shred to automatically delete site data when you close website tabs or the browser. Auto Shred replaces the existing “forget me when I close this site” feature on Android. The Shred feature unifies the user experience across Android and iOS by providing a more consistent approach to both manual (tapping the Shred button) and automatic (using Auto Shred) data clearing. If you previously used the Android forgetful-browsing feature, your preferences will be automatically migrated to the new Auto Shred settings.
