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Topic: Brave browser hijacking links and affiliate codes! - page 3. (Read 1699 times)

mk4
legendary
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If you all want your privacy to be maxed out, better consider using Linux-based Operating Systems, particularly Kali (which really focuses in Defensive Security) that is open-source. All browsers tend to have the same advertisement and purpose (they say), both security and speed. Overall, stop using Brave for your main accounts or use it with MEW extensions.
To be honestly, most people - if they care about their privacy - should start with their operating system.
Using windows but then on the other hand trying to increase their privacy by using a specific browser is kind of pointless.

Yea sure. But then again we're not talking about the minority that's super(rightfully) paranoid about their privacy to the point that they will sacrifice user experience. This is geared towards the masses, hence why Brave was designed in a way that their users wouldn't need to tinker with things for the privacy stuff to work.

Soon their privacy out of the box might be obsolete. For instance, i set brave shields to block all ads, but some ads isn't blocked.
It definitely is far from perfect. I've had better ad blocking experience with just uBlock Origin vs Brave's shields.
legendary
Activity: 1624
Merit: 2481
I think the browser was decent in terms of privacy(before this affiliate link fiasco). Yes, you could achieve better privacy through a well-customized Firefox browser, but this is more for the masses. More like privacy out of the box.

To be honestly, most people - if they care about their privacy - should start with their operating system.
Using windows but then on the other hand trying to increase their privacy by using a specific browser is kind of pointless.



If you all want your privacy to be maxed out, better consider using Linux-based Operating Systems, particularly Kali (which really focuses in Defensive Security) that is open-source.

Kali is mostly just a debian with lots of penetration tools pre-installed.
It definitely is not suitable as an everyday OS.

Generally, any linux is fine. But if you want a privacy-focused OS out of the box, Tails is the way to go.
full member
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I think the browser was decent in terms of privacy(before this affiliate link fiasco). Yes, you could achieve better privacy through a well-customized Firefox browser, but this is more for the masses. More like privacy out of the box.

Yes, at first Brave do well in terms of ad-blocking and blocking malicious websites as well. But after they had the BAT campaign, many had use it just for the sake of the rewards. Even I myself tried it yet for the few months right after, the rewards seems a bit faulty and unresponsive which I uninstalled eventually.

If you all want your privacy to be maxed out, better consider using Linux-based Operating Systems, particularly Kali (which really focuses in Defensive Security) that is open-source. All browsers tend to have the same advertisement and purpose (they say), both security and speed. Overall, stop using Brave for your main accounts or use it with MEW extensions.

mk4
legendary
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📟 t3rminal.xyz
What else would be the reason to use a new chromium based browser?
Obviously its because of the ability to earn a few cents per month.

I think the browser was decent in terms of privacy(before this affiliate link fiasco). Yes, you could achieve better privacy through a well-customized Firefox browser, but this is more for the masses. More like privacy out of the box.

I checked a few minutes ago by opening binance.us and it looks like they've probably removed this affiliate redirect thingy, but this sure did hurt their reputation A LOT. They pretty much shot themselves on the foot.
tyz
legendary
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Also on 1 years ago, brave browser is not really "private/anonymous" browser when they ask KYC to verify the wallet for BAT Tokens Brave, the so called "privacy" browser now requires KYC!

I don't know if you aware of that the KYC has nothing direcly to do with Brave, do you? Brave offers users to earn BATs through the ads reward program. These BATs can then be distributed to site operators or content creators. If you want to have the BATs paid out, you can currently only do this via the external service Uphold. Uphold requires a KYC for regulatory reasons, just like Coinbase does i.e. when you register there. Therefore, you are giving a wrong impression. You don't need a KYC to use Brave.
legendary
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And so on, about 50+ active threads all about rewards bumped in the last 24h, while in the feedback category only 6.
It's starting to become clear where their millions of new users come from...cryptotalk deja-vu Grin

What else would be the reason to use a new chromium based browser?
Obviously its because of the ability to earn a few cents per month.

People are willingly selling their personal data for less than 5$ in the bounty section here.
And those same people are also hunting for every few cents. This includes using brave.
legendary
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Merit: 6403
Blackjack.fun
Hihi, I was looking a the reactions over at brave community when I realized something, that forum looks like a bounty hunter complaints meeting:



And so on, about 50+ active threads all about rewards bumped in the last 24h, while in the feedback category only 6.
It's starting to become clear where their millions of new users come from...cryptotalk deja-vu Grin


With their 15million users world wide, what Brave CEO and co-founder Brendan Eich only addresses the incident that happened as ''a mistake they're correcting.”

Cut the rewards and they would be left with 15 thousand.
newbie
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Yea for real privacy Tor or Firefox with good settings is  probably better.

Brave just do for BAT - if I am using browser, might  as well get paid
member
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With their 15million users world wide, what Brave CEO and co-founder Brendan Eich only addresses the incident that happened as ''a mistake they're correcting.” What are their findings for taking such moves? There's more to that, which they are not airing out.
The mistake has been done already but can it bring back their users trust back again that's the question for Eich
legendary
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Merit: 1282
Logo Designer ⛨ BSFL Division1
I see new developers for BraveER browser (fork of brave) are very active in discord,
and lot of contributors are signing in to help and make this project a reality.
I hear they are also working on new website, and people are interested.
Just count how much brave owners earned so far with this. It is crazy!
No more adware and referral links!

legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 6403
Blackjack.fun
I'm installed brave browser Version 1.9.80 Chromium: 81.0.4044.138, but it has different results, there is no more affiliate link on the suggestion, but i don't know if someone already opens the web before.
That's not where it used to show up. It only shows in your URL bar (e.g when you type Binance.us to go directly to the website).

Yeah, he just gave them a new idea, replace the URLs directly into the google search results.
The way Brave is going it won't be long before we see that happening.

It's not Brave doing this. Uphold, which they partnered with is though.

If they would have partnered with CIA or Walmart or "The company that makes batteries out of bunnies" it still wouldn't be their fault, right?
It amazes me how some people are still trying to defend moves just because, really why defending them at all?
What is Brave offering right now? Other than promises they will never do this kind oh stuff again? Nothing!

A clear example of a company milking its subjects with empty promises, Brave or Oxygen Water it's the same right now.
legendary
Activity: 1624
Merit: 2481
They stopped being a privacy browser when they requested for KYC from their airdrop participants [...]

It's not Brave doing this. Uphold, which they partnered with is though.

And why did they partner with them?
They could have easily done that without a 3rd party.

Instead, they chose the simple way without caring about their original philosophy of "privacy orientated".
Brave is (and always was) a joke.
hero member
Activity: 2254
Merit: 537
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They stopped being a privacy browser when they requested for KYC from their airdrop participants. This guys are so lazy that were only able to fork chrome browser. Had to stop using it because it's no difference with chrome browser.
A big company scamming users for pennies.

It's not Brave doing this. Uphold, which they partnered with is though.
sr. member
Activity: 1204
Merit: 388
They stopped being a privacy browser when they requested for KYC from their airdrop participants. This guys are so lazy that were only able to fork chrome browser. Had to stop using it because it's no difference with chrome browser.
A big company scamming users for pennies.
legendary
Activity: 2324
Merit: 1604
hmph..
It's because that's the latest Brave browser, my test was run on the old version. So obviously, you won't replicate my results.
Yup, I know that what I installed is different, I want to inform you that there is an update on the Brave side. The most fatal difference is that you send a screenshot of the suggestion in the address bar, but I'm from a search engine. I'm sorry about that.

They already removed these "features" but it's not out yet (should be changed in 1.12.x - Nightly, according to their github repo[1])

Thank you for correction,
Yes, the suggestion with ref link doesn't show up anymore, I mentioned it to the statement that I posted in the previous post.

legendary
Activity: 2758
Merit: 6830
I'm installed brave browser Version 1.9.80 Chromium: 81.0.4044.138, but it has different results, there is no more affiliate link on the suggestion, but i don't know if someone already opens the web before.
That's not where it used to show up. It only shows in your URL bar (e.g when you type Binance.us to go directly to the website). They already removed these "features" but it's not out yet (should be changed in 1.12.x - Nightly, according to their github repo[1])

[1] https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/5761
legendary
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I'm installed brave browser Version 1.9.80 Chromium: 81.0.4044.138, but it has different results, there is no more affiliate link on the suggestion, but i don't know if someone already opens the web before.

It's because that's the latest Brave browser, my test was run on the old version. So obviously, you won't replicate my results.

The latest version, with the supposedly solution to this issue is setting the "Show Brave suggested sites in autocomplete suggestions" by default to "OFF" in brave://settings/.

legendary
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Merit: 1604
hmph..
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I'm installed brave browser Version 1.9.80 Chromium: 81.0.4044.138, but it has different results, there is no more affiliate link on the suggestion, but i don't know if someone already opens the web before.





Maybe they are already making updates to give a response to this issue, also I found a statement from team on a comment from @OP reference page

Affiliate programs are indeed upright; they’re also a key part of many popular applications. As software which costs nothing for the end user, revenues must be found and/or established elsewhere. In Brave’s case, we look for clean revenue, which doesn’t involve exchanging user data or compromising privacy. The Affiliate link approach is one such option. Your feedback regarding clear and explicit disclosure is well received.

- Jon Sampson, Sr Developer Relations


Look like they need more income to run their business.


Updates: New statement from brave regarding this issue
https://brave.com/referral-codes-in-suggested-sites/
full member
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Some developers are creating community built fork called Braver browser.
They will remove all the adware crap including BAT.
Lets see if that will have enough people who use it.
https://twitter.com/BraverBrowser
https://github.com/braver-browser

Now they will be threaten this time,but this coming fork has no token involved I wonder how are they going including supporters to make a profit here if there is no token or coins involve I think Brave Browser name is a trademark they should choose a better name for it, they might encounter a legal battle if they continue with the name, I'll wait for more update I'm sure it will be sooner.
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 1282
Logo Designer ⛨ BSFL Division1
Some developers are creating community built fork called Braver browser.
They will remove all the adware crap including BAT.
Lets see if that will have enough people who use it.
https://twitter.com/BraverBrowser
https://github.com/braver-browser
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