Comment on Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world 1 year agoIf you really dig into the whole ordeal it was a software error, not some malicious idea to steal links from creators.
Comment on Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world 1 year agoIf you really dig into the whole ordeal it was a software error, not some malicious idea to steal links from creators.
_jonatan_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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 accidentally.
Deletecat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s also strange that it happened twice, first with amazon links, then they started injecting affiliate data for crypto platforms instead.
ku10@kerala.party 1 year ago
It’s possible they had ads with referrals but accidentally modified all amazon links