The Browser open code Brave, το οποίο έγινε διάσημο για την εστίασή του στο απόρρητο των χρηστών, πιάστηκε να προσθέτει κωδικούς παραπομπής σε ορισμένες διευθύνσεις URL που πληκτρολογούν οι χρήστες στην στη γραμμή διευθύνσεων.
The revelation was made by the Twitter user @ cryptonator1337 (his findings have gone viral on other social media as well as reddit). The cryptonator1337 he remarked that every time someone manually enters the binance.us address in the address bar, the Brave browser automatically fills in the URL with a passcode.
This may not be a matter of privacy, but it is not suitable for browser users who expect nothing more than full transparency from the application developer.
As it turns out, referral codes are added not only to Binance's address, but also to other sites such as Ledger, Trezor and Coinbase.
The CEO and co-founder of Brave, Brendan Eich has already answered on Twitter, explaining that this is something that will be resolved immediately, and all affiliate passwords will be removed in the next update.
"We work with Binance and this code identifies us," Eich explained.
Earlier this year, Brave and crypto exchange Binance signed a partnership that effectively allowed users to exchange cryptocurrencies directly on the new tab page without the need for other applications.
“All the big ones programs περιήγησης το κάνουν για τις προσφορές συνεργατών αναζήτησης (εσωτερικές λειτουργίες στην περίπτωση του Chrome, παρακολουθούν επίσης συνδεδεμένους χρήστες). Χρησιμοποιήσαμε typed-in domains, but we've already fixed it," Eich added.
It appears that referral codes are added to the sites listed above on both PC and mobile. According to the developer, a fix has already started, so you should wait for the update that will resolve this issue on all platforms that Brave can install.