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Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent(www.ghacks.net)

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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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Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.org
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Have you ever interacted with a Brave user? No, they can’t.

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interolivary@beehaw.org
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I swear they all have some sort of brain slug that makes them cultish and just generally unlikeable

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Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.org
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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

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beefcat@beehaw.org
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Makes sense given that the Brave CEO is a member of an actual cult.

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