Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> you've provided no source.

Yeah: it isn't shocking and can be quickly found using Google (as I just did now). (I have provided some extra links but am only quoting Brendan Eich as you seemed particularly interested in him saying the words himself rather than his team.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/BATProject/comments/bw6sek/

https://www.reddit.com/r/BATProject/comments/b7rwbx/

> 1/ native C++/Rust code, no JS tags on page that have zero integrity. That means ability to use SGX/TrustZone to check integrity and develop private user score from all sensor inputs in the enclave; ...

> We already have to deal w/ fraud. That is inherent in any system with users and revenue shares or grants. We do it better via C++ and (under way) SGX or TrustZone integrity checking + OS sensor APIs, vs today’s antifraud scripts that are routinely fooled.

> What Brave offers that's far better than today's joke of an antifraud system for ads is as follows: 1/ integrity-checked open source native code, which cannot be fooled by other JS on page; ... (1) requires SGX or ARM equivalent, widespread on mobile.

They are also building an SDK and talk about using this tech to ensure the ads presented by their SDK in someone else's app are legitimate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BATProject/comments/9yys6b/

https://www.reddit.com/r/BATProject/comments/97trex/comment/...

> Part of the roadmap (details in update) is a BAT SDK. Obviously it would be open source, but more: we would require Secure Remote Attestation (Intel SGX broken but ARM TrustZone as used by Trustonic may be ok) to prove integrity of the SDK code in app.

Again: the very tech they are excited about to make their ad-based business model work against people cheating and blocking their ads is the same tech that Google is going to use to make their ad-based business model work against Brave cheating and blocking their ads ;P.



These are Reddit posts from 4 and 5 years ago, has anything material changed in the last 4 and 5 years? Highy likely.


You asked for sources, they gave you sources and now you complain about when those statements were made?

4 to 5 years isn't even that long for these kind of plans, but at the very least offer a good faith counter argument and state your case instead of vaguely begging the question and doing some hand waving about the age of the statements.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: