Brave Open-Source Browser Caught Adding Referral Codes to Typed-in URLs

Open-source browser Brave, which has become famous for its focus on user privacy, has been caught adding referral codes to typed-in URLs in the address bar.

The discovery was made by Twitter user @cryptonator1337 (in the meantime, his findings have also gone viral on other social media sites, including reddit), who noticed that whenever someone manually types binance.us in the address bar, Brave browser auto-completes the URL with a referral code.

While this isn’t a privacy issue, it’s something that doesn’t sit well with Brave users who expect nothing but full transparency from the app developer.

And as it turns out, referral codes are being added not only when Binance, but also other websites like Ledger, Trezor, and Coinbase.

Fix already on its way

Brave CEO and co-founder Brendan Eich has already r... (read more)