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Previously: > Brave taking cryptocurrency donations “for me” without my consent https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999 https://news.ycombinator.com/ite

by msla 4y ago

Previously: > Brave taking cryptocurrency donations “for me” without my consent https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999 https://web.archive.org/web/20181221180137/https://twitter.com/tomscott/status/1076160882873380870 https://web.archive.org/web/20181221180137/https://twitter.c... > This warning is prompted by a company called Brave, who've been taking cryptocurrency donations "for me", using my name and photo, without my consent. I asked them not to, and to refund anyone who's donated; they said "we'll see what we can do" and that "refunds are impossible". > I did ask Brave how keeping profiles on untold numbers of people and assigning donations to them without consent complied with GDPR, at which point the person talking to me stopped replying to emails.

TylerE 4y ago
Well, I mean, threatening legal action is going to result in silence from any even marginally competent company.
KyleBerezin 4y ago
This is old and no longer relevant. The new system is people can still donate to anyone, even people not registered as creators. The donated BAT sits around for a while so the person has time to register and receive the donations if they so choose. After so many days, if they do not accept, your BAT is automatically returned to you.