Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 3 years agoBrave appears to install VPN Services without user consentwww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down10cross-posted to: lealternative@feddit.ittechnology@beehaw.orgbravebrowser@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldmicrosoft@lemdro.idprivacy@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up1294arrow-down1external-linkBrave appears to install VPN Services without user consentwww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square31linkfedilinkcross-posted to: lealternative@feddit.ittechnology@beehaw.orgbravebrowser@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldmicrosoft@lemdro.idprivacy@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareDarkenLM@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoThe point I’m making is that it’s not like Brave installed the VPN in secret, hidden away to it’s own devices. The code is there and a service is installed, sure, but it’s dormant until the user activates it.
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minus-squareDarkenLM@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoI guess they place it in the installer to make it easier to update? Note, I never used Brave in my life, so I don’t really know how it works.
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The point I’m making is that it’s not like Brave installed the VPN in secret, hidden away to it’s own devices. The code is there and a service is installed, sure, but it’s dormant until the user activates it.
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I guess they place it in the installer to make it easier to update? Note, I never used Brave in my life, so I don’t really know how it works.
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