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doesn't Brave have to track your browsing history in order to accurately award sites "you visit the most"? Isn't that exactly the issue a lot of people have wit
by thefreeman 7y ago
doesn't Brave have to track your browsing history in order to accurately award sites "you visit the most"? Isn't that exactly the issue a lot of people have with ads in the first place?
- twox2 7y agodon't worry, something something blockchain
- petemill 7y agoThe decisions are all done locally by your browser on your computer.
- readams 7y agoI'm sure there are no attack targets for malware here.
- tzs 7y agoCan't you make the exact same argument for people using Firefox or Chrome? That malware on your computer might be able to get at your browsing history is a risk with all browsers, not just Brave.
- bsclifton 7y ago(employee here) We do take security very seriously and have been able to deliver a 24 hour turn-around when there are Chromium updates (like the recent zero-day bugs which were patched in C78). We also have a bounty program open via hackerone that we take seriously which has helped us improve: https://hackerone.com/brave https://hackerone.com/brave
- bsclifton 7y agoAll the data about you (history, etc) is on your computer (and not shared in any way) :)
- alwillis 7y agoNope—Brave uses zero knowledge proofs and other fancy technology so they don’t know anything: https://www.reddit.com/r/BATProject/comments/8v11fr/how_will_brave_report_on_the_performance_of_its/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BATProject/comments/8v11fr/how_will...