Brave for Windows has been downloading its optional VPN service to some customers’ machines without consent — not a great look for a privacy-focused company.

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Brave browser has been downloading VPN services to some customers' computers without their consent. The behavior is limited to the Windows version of Brave. The company plans to change the installation behavior to download the services after someone has engaged with and paid for them.

Brave browser installs a VPN service on Windows whether you want it or not

<p>Brave has some pretty shady malware-like behavior since its creation</p>
<p>Mining without consent, built in advertisement, download stuff you don’t want/need and useless crypto stuff
Wake up and switch to something else
I suggest you look into Arc or Orion !</p>
