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They're remarkably scummy. They swapped out advertisements for a cryptocurrency scam. Maybe the browser itself is OK. I've never used it.

• who_what_why 8y ago
  How's the browser a scam? I use it and enjoy it. I think their business model is the most egalitarian business model amongst all browsers.
  • jasonlotito 8y ago
    The collect money on someone's behalf, without that person knowing. It's a scam. It would be like me taking money on behalf of you. Only I wouldn't tell you. And now someone thinks they are paying you by going through me. Seems like a scam.
    • atomical 8y ago
      Blocking ads and depriving publishers of income is a scam. You are stealing from content creators. BAT gives more revenue to content creators than Google ever would.
      • yoasif_ 8y ago
        > Blocking ads and depriving publishers of income is a scam. But this is literally what Brave does by default.
  • thekyle 8y ago
    I'm not trying to take sides in this but here is a relevant thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999
• sanxiyn 8y ago
  You can use Brave without caring about cryptocurrency at all.