A browser that has received plaudits for privacy protection has been exposed for redirecting Web searches to make money. Brave, a browser with some 15 million monthly users, has been redirecting searches for cryptocurrency companies to links that produce revenue for the browser’s owners through advertising affiliate programs. Twitter user Yannick Eckl revealed that when he searched for Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, he was redirected to an affiliate version of the URL that profited Brave.
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Brave Browser Caught Redirecting URLs for Cash
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. June 9, 2020 09:16 AMA browser that has received plaudits for privacy protection has been exposed for redirecting Web searches to make money. Brave, a browser with some 15 million monthly users, has been redirecting searches for cryptocurrency companies to links that produce revenue for the browser’s owners through advertising affiliate programs. Twitter user Yannick Eckl revealed that when he searched for Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, he was redirected to an affiliate version of the URL that profited Brave.