Comment on Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago
It’s possible they had ads with referrals but accidentally modified all amazon links