hhj@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 1 year agoBrave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawlerwww.techmeme.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkBrave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawlerwww.techmeme.comhhj@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareLoafyLemon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEvery few months there’s something new coming up about that browser. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of shady stuff: Manipulating search results to show ads Releasing Pay-to-surf with extensive tracking Blocking ads from companies only when they haven’t paid them not to Gathering data about other installed browsers Crypto scam (yes, it was a scam, they stopped doing payouts) Profiling user habits and selling that data to advertisers Buying reviews Of course, there’s more.
minus-squareAndrewZabar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI haven’t used Brave for many years because I knew about all their shady shit years ago. Everyone knew if they bothered to just read about it.
Every few months there’s something new coming up about that browser. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of shady stuff:
Of course, there’s more.
I haven’t used Brave for many years because I knew about all their shady shit years ago. Everyone knew if they bothered to just read about it.