Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent

Also, if it’s hated so much why is it still recommended on Privacy Guides?

Non-unironically, Brave paid shills.

Why all the hate?

Have you read the article? They install their VPN before the user decides to use that service, when they could simply install it when the user decides to subscribe to their VPN.

I'm going to be downvoted for this but it's recommended on privacy guides because they generally lack strict criteria with browsers. Both Firefox and Brave make automatic connections that shouldn't be allowed.

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All the hate comes from idiots and dumbs, that never read privacy policy of a product they use. Like calling Brave not private and Firefox private? You would be suprised that Mozilla will sell all our data to 3rd party if they go bankruptcy or just how many data they collect, even your email you make account is shared to 3rd party for unknows reasons.

@governorkeagan @throws_lemy Privacy Guides has a set of objective criteria to judge a browser's security and privacy. People tend to hate Brave for reasons unrelated to security and privacy. Like the CEO's politics, crypto (and recently AI) integration in the browser, some shady history about injecting referral codes, etc.
Personally, I wish I could find an alternative that is as good as Brave. Until then, I'll keep using it as it is perfect for my needs.