wtf is wrong with opera and modern programs in general
>>107539999opera was bought by china around a decade ago, stop being a retard and just use brave.
>>107540475>bravei remember when this shit was a literal spyware before they decided to be the good guys recently once a liar always a liar, fuck you wuang im comfy with my zen browser
>>107539999Money.It doesn't take too long of something existing before someone thinks: I can use that to make money.Then it all goes to shit.
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>>107540849Several issues sparked distrust among privacy advocates because they seemed to contradict Brave’s stated ethos: Automatic Affiliate Code Injection (2020)Brave was found to automatically append affiliate referral codes to URLs going to crypto exchange sites like Binance and Coinbase, routing users through Brave’s affiliate links to earn commissions — and this was on by default without clear notification. Critics said this contradicted a privacy-first stance. Brave’s CEO apologized and made it opt-in after backlash. TOR Mode DNS Leak (2021)A privacy bug in Brave’s “Private Window with Tor” mode leaked .onion requests to the public internet instead of routing through Tor properly. This was a serious privacy flaw that was patched after being reported. Criticism Over Business DecisionsSome users and community members have cited other actions — like default promotions, donation suggestions, affiliate programs, themed backgrounds with revenue, or installing optional paid services without clarified consent — as business choices that felt murky or not fully transparent. Public complaints in forums and on Reddit often highlight these.
>>107540957>Brave was found to automatically append affiliate referral codes to URLs going to crypto exchange sites like Binance and Coinbase, routing users through Brave’s affiliate links to earn commissions — and this was on by default without clear notification. Critics said this contradicted a privacy-first stance. Brave’s CEO apologized and made it opt-in after backlash.Affiliate code stealing is bad obviously i won't disagree.We just had the honey thing happen.Glad they stoppedDoesn't make it spyware.> A privacy bug in Brave’s “Private Window with Tor” mode leaked .onion requests to the public internet instead of routing through Tor properly. This was a serious privacy flaw that was patched after being reported.Bugs don't make spyware either.>Some users and community members have cited other actions — like default promotions, donation suggestions, affiliate programs, themed backgrounds with revenue, or installing optional paid services without clarified consent — as business choices that felt murky or not fully transparent. Public complaints in forums and on Reddit often highlight these.You are talking about the ads you might get on the new tab?These are not really "smart ads" like the google ones that track your behavior.They act similarly to ads back in the day where loading the page just loaded a random image from a list in a server somewhere.(they are similar to the banner here on 4chan)As for the paid services I assume you are talking about the optional VPN service or the optional Leo AI service you need to pay to use.Some people find that convenient.I don't use it or care for it.Also doesn't make it spyware.At best it makes Brave a hybrid of: Opensource + Paid addons Services + very light adwareAnd by the way I heard from a dev that claims to work for them on twitter that they might trial a subscription based version of the browser in the near future a "cleaner" version.
>>107541097literal fucking shill. no one else would care this much you are blatant as hell
>>107541221lmao this im the guy he's replying to, its so obvious
