p2a.brave.com - Domain used as part of Brave's Telemetry/"P3A" Analytics, can be seen here & directly going to the domain itself confirms it is used for this: Submission of private advertising analytics. See https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Randomized-Response-for-Private-Advertising-Analytics for details.
p2a.bravesoftware.com - Same as above.
p3a-dev.bravesoftware.com - Same as above, can be found ex. here.
Thank you for your support. The domain(s) has/have been added to the denylist and will be added with the next full release at the latest. A full release is usually performed every 24 hours.
Which domain(s) should be blocked?
ads-admin.bravesoftware.com rewards.brave.software rewards.bravesoftware.com metrics.bravesoftware.com p2a.brave.com p2a.bravesoftware.com p3a-dev.bravesoftware.com
Why should these domain(s) be blocked?
ads-admin.bravesoftware.com
- Domain used by Brave's ad network (Ex: here). Similar toads-admin.brave.com
, which we currently block.rewards.brave.software
- Domain used for Brave Rewards (Ex: here). Similar torewards.brave.com
, which we currently block.rewards.bravesoftware.com
- Same as above, can be found ex. here.metrics.bravesoftware.com
- Domain used for Brave Telemetry (Ex. Usage pings, referral pings, installation events). Similar tometrics.brave.com
, which we already block.p2a.brave.com
- Domain used as part of Brave's Telemetry/"P3A" Analytics, can be seen here & directly going to the domain itself confirms it is used for this:Submission of private advertising analytics. See https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Randomized-Response-for-Private-Advertising-Analytics for details.
p2a.bravesoftware.com
- Same as above.p3a-dev.bravesoftware.com
- Same as above, can be found ex. here.