Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests
by axaxs on Sunday February 10, 2019 @06:50PM
(#19130929)
I think this may be a little dismissive. I use adblockers, but it has nothing to do with revenue streams or philosophical reasons. Ad companies have time and again shown they cannot be trusted with my machine. Whether it's sticking me in a redirect loops, telling me I have a virus, redirecting and disabling the back button, vibrating my phone, making loud noises, etc etc. I'm done giving them chances until I know these problems have been solved. I understand this may harm the good actors, which is why I'm surprised these issues still exist.
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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests
by flumberbug on Sunday February 10, 2019 @08:49PM
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> redirecting and disabling the back button
I haven't heard of this before. How does it work? Do you know of any examples?
Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests
by rubyn00bie on Sunday February 10, 2019 @09:19PM
(#19131583)
You perform like fifty redirects in a row, and when you try to go ”back” it just redirects you forward to where you were. Eventually the browser hangs as you mash the back button, and the redirect chain fires off again. It’s a fucking shitty practice.
Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests
by baldomo on Sunday February 10, 2019 @09:19PM
(#19131585)
tl;dr: you can insert whatever page into the browser's history so when you click the back button the browser navigates to that specific page.
Google is working on preventing it in Chromium [1]
[1] https://fossbytes.com/google-chrome-is-working-to-prevent-ba...