---
title: "Brave browser installs a VPN service on Windows whether you want it or not"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/brave-browser-installs-a-vpn-service-on-windows-whether-you-want-it-or-not-g9a55lmvi
source_url: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/20/23925192/brave-browser-vpn-windows-11
type: article
source: "The Verge"
published: 2023-10-20T14:40:12.062Z
updated: 2024-02-17T02:13:08.697Z
tags: ["brave-browser", "privacy", "vpn", "windows"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 2
comments: 1
language: en
---

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

**[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

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.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/20/23925192/brave-browser-vpn-windows-11>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@valdoryu** · 2 upvotes

> Brave has some pretty shady malware-like behavior since its creation
>
> 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 !

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Tags: [#brave-browser](https://daily.dev/tags/brave-browser), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#vpn](https://daily.dev/tags/vpn), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows)

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