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> transparent browser previously: Brave’s browser has been autocompleting websites with referral codes [2y ago, 57 point, 32 comments] https://news.ycombinato

> transparent browser previously: Brave’s browser has been autocompleting websites with referral codes [2y ago, 57 point, 32 comments] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23441605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23441605

princevegeta89 4y ago
I am aware of this, please note the aspect of relativity when it comes to comparing with all the other chromium-based browsers.
hunterb123 4y ago
(2y ago) The change was transparent, the response was transparent, and it was reversed immediately. You do know that FireFox gets paid for Google search referrals to this day right? In comparison this was responded to and resolved 2 years ago.
- dralley 4y ago
  >You do know that FireFox gets paid for Google search referrals to this day right? Messing with referral codes to websites is not even remotely in the same ballpark as being paid for searches from the default search provider. It's asinine to compare them.
  - hunterb123 4y ago
    Yes, it's a lot worse to depend on revenue from your supposed competitor. It may even hinder your motivation to build a browser that focuses on the user, and more to appease the person paying the bills (Google). In comparison to a change that was in the browser for a day or so 2 years ago, yeah that's an asinine comparison alright.
    - miloignis 4y ago
      As opposed to building your entire product on your competitor's codebase? That seems far more dangerous to me - at least Mozilla can make a deal with a different search provider (and they have, though I think it was kinda rough)
    - saiya-jin 4y ago
      This thread is so surreal, way below normal HN standards, people blindly yelling their own truths, like we are discussing ie Trump. And yes you seems to be one hell of a biased user, very hard to agree with you. Why can't there be 2 alternatives to default Chrome, with their own strengths and weaknesses? I personally prefer Firefox who is completely independent on code changes on chromium core code (but getting Google's money in same vein as ie Apple is) - once some privacy-removing code change is baked into whole Chromium codebase, Brave's main selling point is gone. But I respect them for offering the best-available solution on Chrome-inclined users.
      - MichaelCollins 4y ago
        It's a proxy war for Brandon Eich's political beliefs. Plus a few advertising webmasters thrown in who are really bent out of shape about an adblocker being enabled by default. BTW I use firefox and voted for those things Eich is against. Not that it should even matter, but it does. That's what this whole flamewar of a comment page is actually about.
      - soundnote 4y ago
        People hate Eich and hate crypto, so they get bent out of shape. I don't mind the dislike, but the blatant lies and low information posting gets tiresome.
    - tpxl 4y ago
      Google Search is not a competitor to Mozilla Firefox.
      - Dylan16807 4y ago
        Are you serious.
  - BrendanEich 4y ago
    Unless you are repeating the lie that we "hijacked links", the binance.{us,com} refcode bug arose from search bar code that does exactly the same kind of keywords-into-search-box client refcoding that Firefox uses to get paid by Google. https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1273327455105773568 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1273327455105773568

princevegeta89 4y ago

I am aware of this, please note the aspect of relativity when it comes to comparing with all the other chromium-based browsers.

hunterb123 4y ago

(2y ago) The change was transparent, the response was transparent, and it was reversed immediately. You do know that FireFox gets paid for Google search referrals to this day right? In comparison this was responded to and resolved 2 years ago.

dralley 4y ago
>You do know that FireFox gets paid for Google search referrals to this day right? Messing with referral codes to websites is not even remotely in the same ballpark as being paid for searches from the default search provider. It's asinine to compare them.
- hunterb123 4y ago
  Yes, it's a lot worse to depend on revenue from your supposed competitor. It may even hinder your motivation to build a browser that focuses on the user, and more to appease the person paying the bills (Google). In comparison to a change that was in the browser for a day or so 2 years ago, yeah that's an asinine comparison alright.
  - miloignis 4y ago
    As opposed to building your entire product on your competitor's codebase? That seems far more dangerous to me - at least Mozilla can make a deal with a different search provider (and they have, though I think it was kinda rough)
  - saiya-jin 4y ago
    This thread is so surreal, way below normal HN standards, people blindly yelling their own truths, like we are discussing ie Trump. And yes you seems to be one hell of a biased user, very hard to agree with you. Why can't there be 2 alternatives to default Chrome, with their own strengths and weaknesses? I personally prefer Firefox who is completely independent on code changes on chromium core code (but getting Google's money in same vein as ie Apple is) - once some privacy-removing code change is baked into whole Chromium codebase, Brave's main selling point is gone. But I respect them for offering the best-available solution on Chrome-inclined users.
    - MichaelCollins 4y ago
      It's a proxy war for Brandon Eich's political beliefs. Plus a few advertising webmasters thrown in who are really bent out of shape about an adblocker being enabled by default. BTW I use firefox and voted for those things Eich is against. Not that it should even matter, but it does. That's what this whole flamewar of a comment page is actually about.
    - soundnote 4y ago
      People hate Eich and hate crypto, so they get bent out of shape. I don't mind the dislike, but the blatant lies and low information posting gets tiresome.
  - tpxl 4y ago
    Google Search is not a competitor to Mozilla Firefox.
    - Dylan16807 4y ago
      Are you serious.
- BrendanEich 4y ago
  Unless you are repeating the lie that we "hijacked links", the binance.{us,com} refcode bug arose from search bar code that does exactly the same kind of keywords-into-search-box client refcoding that Firefox uses to get paid by Google. https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1273327455105773568 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1273327455105773568