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Stop using Brave Browser (www.spacebar.news)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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[–] 32 points 3 years ago (3 children)

As if people really using a browser with a built-in advertising network.

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  • [+] -12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    No, this article is pretty much idealistic rant aimed at hating the ceo. The product is fine.

    Edit: the ads and crypto are opt in. I'd like to see if anyone ranting here about them has actually used Brave and went so far as to opt in to things they don't want

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The affiliate link hijacking was not opt-in. How could anything remotely like this be accepted in a privacy focused browser?

    When Firefox had the mr robot extension incident everybody was (righfuly so) mad, but that was way less damaging than altering users' intent.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Can someone explain how Brave siphoning some money from Amazon specifically impacts privacy? Does the affiliate get a list of accounts that bought something? Names? Addresses? Or does some money just show up in their account?

    What information does Amazon get? That the person clicking is using Brave? They already know that from the user agent.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I, as the user, decide what affiliate link I want to use, not my browser!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Sure but that sounds like liberty and autonomy, not privacy.

    I asked specifically how it infringes on privacy. Seems like the wrong word to use.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I asked specifically how it infringes on privacy.

    You really think they don't track you?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Who?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, who do you think would track you? The ones controlling the reflinks maybe? Dude, really? C'mon, you're smarter than that.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Track what, and how?

    What specifically are you accusing them of? Uploading your browser history to the cloud? What does that have to do with referral links?

    You’re just making shit up.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Some OSS developers, independent review/news sites get affiliate money to stay afloat. Amazon requires them to state this clearly. Brave didn't declare it and probably stole (replace) innocent referrals. This is level 100 spyware/malware tactic.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I’m not saying it was ethical or good.

    I’m asking how it specifically impacts privacy.

    Every response I’ve gotten is a non privacy response, which leads me to suspect it’s a stealing from others issue not a privacy issue.

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