Brave browser hijacking links and affiliate codes!

[bob123]

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

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.

[tyz]

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.

[mk4]

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.

[Shimmiry]

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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.

See: https://www.kali.org

[bob123]

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.

[mk4]

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.

[masulum]

For instance, i set brave shields to block all ads, but some ads isn't blocked.

it's true that sometimes there are ads that still appear whether it's Google ads or other ads. I think there is a change in coding to prevent ads from being detected by adblocker. I use 3 different browsers to compare it, including Firefox, Brave and Osiris, where all three browsers are equipped with ad block from the browser or using an extension. but I still see ads on some websites.

[Cryptobd24]

It’s very shocking news for me because last 1 years I continue using this browser and I am very satisfied about this browser feature. Now I am very careful. Thanks for share this important news.               

[tyz]

It’s very shocking news for me because last 1 years I continue using this browser and I am very satisfied about this browser feature. Now I am very careful. Thanks for share this important news.               

If you're so shocked and your trust is gone, you'd better switch to the forked project Braver Browser. It is the same source code (and is constantly synchronized with the original) but without the reflinks and other similiar stuff from the original code. It also aims to remove other possible privacy breaking stuff in the future [1].

[1] https://github.com/braver-browser/braver-browser/issues/6
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[DooMAD]

Also disappointing that Brave Software's CEO is a raving homophobe to boot.  I'll be sure to have a look at the fork.

[masulum]

If you're so shocked and your trust is gone, you'd better switch to the forked project Braver Browser.

if the forking is done only to remove the ref link, I think fork brave to braver will not have a good result. Because, as mentioned before, brave team has fixed it and removed all the ref links from the suggestion URL. I would also hesitate to use braver if the development is still the same as the current brave that will be able to attract users. Because,  if forking is only done with a little difference, I'm sure it won't be able to take over Brave's position. The simple thing is "using it or leave it". IMO For users who are disappointed with Brave, they will choose to leave everything connected to Brave including using the fork version.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

I am using brave browser for years and I didn't know anything about this issue and problem about using brave browser. I really love the use of brave browser because I thought it could help me to keep my privacy and data away from hackers.

[UserU]

if the forking is done only to remove the ref link, I think fork brave to braver will not have a good result. Because, as mentioned before, brave team has fixed it and removed all the ref links from the suggestion URL. I would also hesitate to use braver if the development is still the same as the current brave that will be able to attract users. Because,  if forking is only done with a little difference, I'm sure it won't be able to take over Brave's position. The simple thing is "using it or leave it". IMO For users who are disappointed with Brave, they will choose to leave everything connected to Brave including using the fork version.

Once you've earned and cashed out the BATs, it might be a tough decision to forego them.

[taufik123]

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Using the adblocker feature on Brave browser and several other features is the reason why I tried Brave browser. It's not just a matter of earning money, but indeed to try how comfortable this Brave browser is compared to other browsers.

I also use Firefox now and other browsers. But Firefox is my favorite browser, without a hidden REF link like brave browsers do.

As far as I know that the developer behind on the Brave browser is also the former developer on Mozilla Firefox.

Yes, the developer behind Brave Browser is Brendan Eich, a former Mozilla Firefox developer and creator of Javascript. Brave browser is a chromium-based browser, like other browsers, but has many added features.

All browser is very crucial to use if you are caring about your privacy you should consider using a good adblocker. Because if you don't, it might your activity might be tracked by third-party advertising networks.

For the use of Adblocker, Brave browser does already have an internal ad blocker that they developed themselves. But for third-party adblockers it must be considered because it will relate to your privacy issues. I usually use adblocker provided by Kaspersky Antivirus which is more powerful and safer in my opinion.

[charlie137]

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

not for privacy directly, but for for blocking unwanted/ad traffic - pi-hole is the best.

[smyslov]

I am using brave browser for years and I didn't know anything about this issue and problem about using brave browser. I really love the use of brave browser because I thought it could help me to keep my privacy and data away from hackers.

i think they are now guilty of abusing their members and partners, they ask for KYC before they send you your rewards and now they are dropping affiliate links on the ads they promote on their browser, it now cast doubts on the reputation of this browser, I stopped using browser, there are still a lot of alternatives.

[MrMojoRising26]

sucks to hear about Brave they have an actual use case I had high hopes for them.... then this news hit 

[bob123]

sucks to hear about Brave they have an actual use case I had high hopes for them.... then this news hit 

Which use case? Browsing the web?

Not like there are browsers available already..

[lovesmayfamilis]

A good alternative to Brave is a self-configured Firefox browser.
Initially, all browsers are provided to users with incomplete privacy protection. But if you slightly modify and disable all unnecessary tracking trackers, then Firefox, in combination with other measures to protect your data, can be quite successfully used.
Here many browser settings are regularly laid out.
https://www.ghacks.net/category/firefox/

[tyz]

If you're so shocked and your trust is gone, you'd better switch to the forked project Braver Browser.

if the forking is done only to remove the ref link, ...

Yes for now there have only been removed the reflinks and BAT token functionalities. But there are plans for the future to rebuild the browser. There are discussions to base the browser on Firefox-Engine, remove all crypto wallets and all external services like Google Translate for example.