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Having a source identifier in a query string isn't remotely the same thing as hijacking links or injecting content into a page.
by LawnGnome 6y ago
Having a source identifier in a query string isn't remotely the same thing as hijacking links or injecting content into a page.
- rglullis 6y agoThe ads are via notifications. There has NEVER been link hijacking or content injecting on a page, what are you smoking?
- LawnGnome 6y agoLink hijacking: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-we... Content injection: https://community.brave.com/t/does-brave-inject-buttons-onto-reddit-and-other-sites-3/91188 https://community.brave.com/t/does-brave-inject-buttons-onto...
- rglullis 6y agoThe first was not link hijacking. It was a bug, acknowledged and fixed. Don't attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence. The second... You are technically right, but I thought you meant the browser was injecting their own ads on someone else's page. The tip button does none of that, it does not disturb the user or gets in the way of any action, can be disabled and is there to help the creators network. I don't see anything to get worked up about.