Brave private browser accused of deceiving users over affiliate, Facts 2020.

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The Chromium-based, privacy-minded web browser Brave has been accused of deceiving users by autocompleting typed-in URLs for cryptocurrency companies to versions of the URLs from which it gains affiliate revenue.

This is despite the fact that Brave positions itself as a "secure, fast and private web browser" that blocks "data-grabbing ads" and trackers.

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According to a report by Decrypt, the browser failed to notify its 15 million users that it may use the browser-based URL-autocomplete function to steer user to affiliate links.

The alleged deception was

originally unearthed on

Twitter by user Yannick

Eckl, who said that he

learnt that the the URL

for cryptocurrency exchange Binance autocompleted to an affiliate link despite his being made aware of this practice.

Eich is famous for creating the JavaScript web-coding language that your browser is likely using right now, and for developing and creating the Firefox web browser and its parent company the Mozilla Foundation.

However, Eich explained.

the reasoning behind the

links: “With Brave, we're

to build a viable business

that puts users first by

aligning interests via

private ads that pay user

>= what we make on fixed

schedule, no browser data

in the clear on any of our

servers, and so on. But we

seek skin-in-game affiliate revenue too.

“This includes bringing new users to Binance & other exchanges via opt-in trading widgets/other UX that preserves privacy prior to opt-in. It includes search revenue deals, as all major browsers do. When we do this well, it's a win for all parties. Our users want Brave to live.”

But the redirect links.

didn’t stop there. Dimitar

managing director of JRR

crypto, and cryptocurrency

reporter Larry Cermak

found similar autocomplete

functions leading to affiliate

links on websites such as

Coinbase, Trezor and Ledger.

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