I would say, use Firefox instead of the Brave browser. Use FF with uBlock and Privacy Badger extensions, and you’ll get zero ads (better than Brave), with trackers and malicious scripts blocked from loading too. And why always be connected to a VPN? Use a secure DNS like Quad9 (you’re already using it), AdGuard DNS, OpenDNS, or Cloudflare’s malware blocking DNS.
I would say, use Firefox instead of the Brave browser. Use FF with uBlock and Privacy Badger extensions, and you’ll get zero ads (better than Brave), with trackers and malicious scripts blocked from loading too. And why always be connected to a VPN? Use a secure DNS like Quad9 (you’re already using it), AdGuard DNS, OpenDNS, or Cloudflare’s malware blocking DNS.