Disable Direct match in Vivalid
What
Direct match, in my opinion, is scummy from Vivaldi who says they are a privacy respecting browser.
When you type Amazon in to the URL bar it does the below
Either sends you to the below as a Bookmark
OR
ww44.affinity.net/sssweb?enk=dff30b161f959356320b33920b26ad23b7bfd77f9e0c589daff9877bf850ce13b568a0c70706c125e9b7fa764ab128aba6caae72e14b494ba91497f9cbfbb12fcd797452a7fe60dda10b805895fdf708763a226349b04a6c7805aa752f6b6d0769c36b7ce5195121
Both of these feel wrong, as they have the ability to fingerprint you.
This is called Direct match in Vivaldi.
How
Open Settings and navigate to Address Bar
On the right, deselect Direct match and Prioritise Direct match
Navigate to Search in Settings and de-select Enable Direct Match
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