Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent - eviltoast
  • AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Just a reminder, one of the largest investors in Brave is a right-wing billionaire who runs a corporate espionage agency that contracts with the US Department of Defense to spy on people.

      • Pfosten@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Well, it’s about Peter Thiel, who also founded the Palantir surveillance technology company. As a source for his involvement with Brave, Wikipedia cites this TechCrunch article, which mentions funding from Thiel’s “Founders Fund”.

        I’d rather criticize Brave for other reasons though, like being led by Brendan Eich or supporting crypto.

    • Fades@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Wow, I actually had no idea. I haven’t used Brave in awhile now but they’ve been making some strange decisions lately. This makes the picture a little clearer