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At the end of this paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Brave_browser_collecting_donations_on_behalf_of_content_creators, the tweet itself ("These are good changes...I had!") doesn't have a citation. I checked the citation closest to that (49), but that lead to a 404. Should I delete it, since it doesn't have a valid source? (a quick search using Google doesn't show me anything useful) ObjectOriented (talk) 01:55, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
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Note: I am an engineer on the Brave browser. What follows is my best effort to remain neutral while suggesting well-sourced improvements for a section of this Wikipedia page.
The Insertion of Referral Codes section contains potentially misleading information, and a confusing combination of verb tense.
A suggested alternative (which will be discussed further below) is:
This section could be updated to more accurately reflect the behavior of the feature discussed, as well as to distinguish it from the current state in the application today. Additionally, implications are being made which are not appropriately supported.
Jonathansampson (talk) 21:13, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: No consensus. While it is compelling to use WP:NATURAL name "Brave Browser", opponents disagree that it is common and recognizable enough. No such user (talk) 07:18, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Brave (web browser) → Brave Browser – Brave Browser is an alternative name used by Brave Software to identify this product. It may be seen as a coequal name to "Brave".
Here are instances where the name "Brave Browser" appears:
The capitalisation "Brave browser" can also be found, though only with an article ("the Brave browser"), whereas "Brave Browser" appears without an article, as a proper name.
I think that Brave Browser is more recognisable and more natural than Brave (web browser). It is equally as precise due to the distinctive nature of the name "Brave Browser". It is also a more concise title. It may be less consistent with similar article titles that end with "(web browser)". [WP:CRITERIA] Andibrema (talk) 13:45, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
current version info lags... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 02:51, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I noticed that Gyan.Know just created the page Features of Brave (web browser). Nobody complained about the length of this page or suggested splitting. Why are we forking content? Before content was removed this page was at 36k. WP:SIZERULE guidelines say the page needs to be at least 50k before size alone should even be a consideration in forking. Elephanthunter (talk) 16:22, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Update: Done ✅ GyanKnow contributions? 10:49, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
I was not aware of WP:GS/Crypto when making this revision in violation of WP:1RR, so apologies for that - I will refrain from reverting this page for the next 24 hours. I reverted identical changes by an IP user earlier today, as there was no policy reason given for removing these passages that outline well-sourced controversies. BeReasonabl (talk) 11:39, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
In the first topic Brave browser collecting donations on behalf of content creators, Brave historically had a bug that allowed for donating BAT to content creators that were not verified publishers. This was a bug (which is currently fixed), and shouldn't be qualified as under the word "controversy".
In the third topic "Private Window with Tor" DNS leaks, you can see it was clearly a security vulnerability, which was reported through Brave's HackerOne bug bounty platform. Security vulnerabilities aren't new and are found in different browsers (including Brave) every month. There are still some security vulnerabilities, which the Brave team is busy in fixing. Security vulnerabilities will continue to come, and also have been fixed in the past by Brave. If we continue to push this section under "Controversies", we'll just add more and more bugs under "Controversies", which will be clearly a misunderstanding. I therefore appeal the community to remove these sections.
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anindependenteditor (talk • contribs) 12:53, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
The article excessively relies on primary sources for non-trivial claims. Two specific instances where the claims contradict mainstream scholarly sources or each other are:
I've removed some embellishments and added an IEEE conference paper on Brave browser fingerprinting. It's probably worth noting that most of the potentially unreliable claims were added by a single editor User:Dr.KimK, who also reverted without explanation removal of some of the claims done by other editor that was done due to concerns of the sources' reliability.
I would support a more stringent application of WP:PRIMARY, specifically, to limit claims by vendor and primary scholarly sources to factual statements, rather than what benefits it could provide to the user. Not least because of possible real-world consequences of misleading privacy protection claims. PaulT2022 (talk) 07:59, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
(emphasis mine) PaulT2022 (talk) 14:45, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Clients send their platform and the referral code in the initial referral code ping, except on iOS, where the initial request doesn’t contain the referral code but instead the referral code is inferred based on an IP hash. Based on their IP, we infer a geographic region for them. The client gets a unique download_id in response to the initial ping. In the 30-day confirmation ping, they also send the download_id. After the confirmation ping, download_id is deleted from browser state. After 90 days, the refcode is deleted from browser state.
The article currently states the following:
"Advertisers must purchase BAT to show ads on the Brave Rewards platform. Brave facilitates USD-based ad purchases, but will then buy BAT on behalf of the advertiser."
This is not sourced, and is incorrect. According to https://ads-help.brave.com/account-management/billing/, "Brave Ads are available to be purchased via various different pricing models. By default, all ad campaigns globally will be billed in USD, however, other options are available."
While it is possible to purchase via BAT, this is not a requirement. In regards to using a utility token or cryptocurrency, the aforementioned resource states the following, "Please note that we currently accept Basic Attention Token (BAT), USD Coin (USDC), and Tether USD (USDT) on the Ethereum blockchain." Jonathansampson (talk) 19:11, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
Why were all the controversies and problems with the app mostly removed? I was linked to the page from a news article, and saw the section it described was completely missing as well as the content in the article. Such as that can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brave_(web_browser)&oldid=1038064457#Controversies Captchacatcher (talk) 00:08, 27 April 2024 (UTC)