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Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser(www.spacebar.news)

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Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world
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If you really dig into the whole ordeal it was a software error, not some malicious idea to steal links from creators.

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_jonatan_@lemmy.world
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How exactly does one accidentally insert affiliate data on links? At some point someone wrote that code, which is malicious in itself, even if the activation was accidental.

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ku10@kerala.party
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It’s possible they had ads with referrals but accidentally modified all amazon links

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Deletecat@lemmy.world
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It’s also strange that it happened twice, first with amazon links, then they started injecting affiliate data for crypto platforms instead.

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