Re:Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
by dewey on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:40PM
(#37934481)
That doesn't mean it was an accident, it could just mean that they realized it's a problem. Especially as this issue was opened after this HN submission got posted.
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Re:Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
by gtvwill on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:55PM
(#37934643)
They realized they were gonna get bad looks for it so they covered that shiz up as if it were a mistake. Marketing damage control.
Re:Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
by belthesar on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @05:19PM
(#37934916)
Issue opened 3 hours ago, thread posted 2 hours ago. I look at Brave with skepticism as one should with a company that flirts with crypto, but in giving them a fair shake, it's important to keep the facts straight. That said, in keeping the facts straight, an issue opened a week ago citing this as a problem was closed in favor of the one opened by the Brave VP.
Re:Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
by MichaelZuo on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @09:34PM
(#37937149)
> That said, in keeping the facts straight, an issue opened a week ago citing this as a problem was closed in favor of the one opened by the Brave VP.
That seems somewhat shady, unless there was a credible explanation?
Re:Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
by jukiewalsh on Friday October 20, 2023 @02:23AM
(#37952925)
It’s a publicly viewable GitHub issue that people can still navigate to or comment on, it’s not like it was scrubbed. It’s surely a PR move to show they’re on top of it but not anything to read into in my opinion.
Re:Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
by MichaelZuo on Friday October 20, 2023 @02:52PM
(#37959970)
'Show they're on top of it' by closing their own employee's report from a week ago without explanation?
If anything, by leaving it open that would have advertised how attentive their employees are.