The program περιήγησης ανοιχτού κώδικα 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 disclosure was made by its user Twitter @cryptonator1337 (τα ευρήματά του έχουν γίνει viral και σε άλλα social media such as reddit). 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.
Brave CEO and co-founder Brendan Eich has already answered on Twitter, explaining that this is something that will be resolved immediately, and all affiliate codes will be removed in the next information.
"We work with Binance and this code identifies us," Eich explained.
Earlier this year, Brave service and crypto exchange Binance signed a partnership that essentially allowed users to exchange cryptocurrencies directly on σελίδα of new tab without needing other applications.
"All major browsers do this for search partner offers (built-in features in the case of Chrome, they also monitor logged in users). We used typed-in domains, but we have already fixed it ", added Eich.
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.
