Unacceptable for a so-called 'privacy-protecting' browser Some excerpts from the threads above and this GitHub issue:īrave as a Privacy Browser really needs to address this one.

There are at least three threads on the Brave forums on this: However, for me, this is about credibility.) The existence of this bug is worse enough for Braves privacy credibility in my eyes, but worse still is the inability to fix it for one year and the P4 priority. Therefore it would be great if you could clarify your position so we can make an informed decision about whether to continue to use and advocate for Brave. You are of course free to prioritize the way you wish, but I think a few of us feel that the non-action on this issue isn't in line with our perception of how the Brave team is communicating around its privacy focus. Miscellaneous would it be possible with a comment on why a privacy-breaching bug like this has not been fixed in one year, and why it has been given a priority of P4?Ī few of us are quiet invested in Brave and are advocating it to friends and our networks. Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome?.Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? no.Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? no.Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel?.Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel?.Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? yes.Reproduces how often:Įasily Brave version (brave://version info) Brave That's how it was until the latest update. Your search shouldn't appear, unless you have enabled the autocomplete options. Your search will appear, regardless of your settings. Here is a community thread: Steps to Reproduce Today I noticed that after a Google search, whatever I searched for appears in the address bar after I open a new tab and click on the address bar.

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