Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust

Posted by aspenmayer on Monday June 08, 2020 @12:21AM
from the decrypt.co dept.

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Re:Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust by miles on Monday June 08, 2020 @12:35AM (#23453592)

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Re:Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust by aspenmayer on Monday June 08, 2020 @12:22AM (#23453534)

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The Chromium-based browser, Brave has been profiting from redirect links to affiliate crypto companies.

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Re:Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust by lakeWater on Monday June 08, 2020 @01:15AM (#23453777)

They say many times in response to this accusation that they made 0 profit from this behavior.

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Re:Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust by aspenmayer on Monday June 08, 2020 @01:32AM (#23453870)

There are more kinds of profit than money. Specific knowledge and access to where it came from can be priceless.

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