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I know we like to get the pitchforks out, but, it appears to be accidental: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/33726 https://github.com/brave/brave-

• dewey 3y ago
  Where does it say that it was an accident?
  • amoshi 3y ago
    It was unintended. >The ideal situation would be to move these services to be installed when VPN is first USED (post purchase) and not at install time.
  • contact9879 3y ago
    it's an issue opened by brave's vp noting that the current behaviour should be corrected
    • dewey 3y ago
      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.
      • gtvwill 3y ago
        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.
      • belthesar 3y ago
        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.
        • MichaelZuo 3y ago
          > 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?
          • jukiewalsh 3y ago
            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.
            • MichaelZuo 3y ago
              '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.
• gtvwill 3y ago
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  • alex_lav 3y ago
    > Been a long list of profiteering and generally dubious actions. For the unaware, what are they?
    • gtvwill 3y ago
      Started with inserting their referral links into clicks way back in the early years. https://decrypt.co/31522/crypto-brave-browser-redirect https://decrypt.co/31522/crypto-brave-browser-redirect stuff like this.
    • _lvbh 3y ago
      I uninstalled it after the crypto affiliate thing even though I don’t buy/sell crypto
    • alibert 3y ago
      Most voiced complaints are (as neutral as possible): - past CEO personal belief on LGTB rights - If opted in, blocking ads while showing their own ads as system notification (ads are not being replaced in page) - hijacking typed-in domains in the address bar by adding their affiliate code on select domains related to crypto (reverted after backslash) - Tips (using their crypto coin BAT) to Content Creators not using Brave being held indefinitely until withdrawn by Creator (behavior changed after backslash) and now: - VPN services being installed automatically if browser has admin rights on Windows. Edit: I'm just listing what I have been hearing the most on HN.
      • matrix12 3y ago
        By that standard JS should also be scuttled.
        • monetus 3y ago
          The creator of json thinks so iirc, https://youtu.be/lc5Np9OqDHU?si=YFatp7mrP7vvaZpN https://youtu.be/lc5Np9OqDHU?si=YFatp7mrP7vvaZpN
• seaman1921 3y ago
  sure Brave is a saint, pitchforks only allowed for Google
• pseudotrash 3y ago
  Nothing is an accident with Brave. You don't go "all in" on crypto unless you're a grifter.
• Pat_Murph 3y ago
  Nice try Brave.