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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

Brave browser quietly slips a VPN service onto your Windows PC

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Brave browser quietly slips a VPN service onto your Windows PC

www.androidcentral.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

When you download Brave for Windows, you are also downloading the company's VPN service, for better or worse.

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@Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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Sick. Thanks brave.
- asudox
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- Ghostalmedia
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  Installing VPNs without telling the end user isn’t a good thing.
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    And that’s what we call a Trojan horse
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    - Ghostalmedia
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      Yes they did install services.
      
      https://www.ghacks.net/2023/10/18/brave-is-installing-vpn-services-without-user-consent/
    - @KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11•1 year ago
      O.o did you even click the article? That’s exactly what they did.

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