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submitted 8 months ago by sculd@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

From article:

If you have the Brave Browser installed on your Windows devices, then you may also have Brave VPN services installed on the machine. Brave installs these services without user consent on Windows devices.

More reason to ditch the crypto bro browser.

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[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 32 points 8 months ago

I swear they all have some sort of brain slug that makes them cultish and just generally unlikeable

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 31 points 8 months ago

If you look at what a raging tool the CEO is and the implications of the browser's association with crypto (no matter how optional), I think that Brave just attracts that type of person

[-] beefcat@beehaw.org 12 points 8 months ago

Makes sense given that the Brave CEO is a member of an actual cult.

[-] renard_roux@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago
[-] beefcat@beehaw.org 4 points 8 months ago

the mormon church. it’s the reason he donates money to anti-lgbt causes.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago

Thought for sure the answer was going to be the Cult of Crypto

[-] sculd@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I actually didn't know that when I opened this thread!!!

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