Welcome to this week’s BAT Community Update! Thank you to Dan Murphy for his contributions!

SPONSORSHIP: BAT & Brave was an official GOLD sponsor for Untraceable’s Futurist Conference in Toronto earlier this week!

Brave staff, including Chris & Jennie from the BAT team, several iOS engineers, and senior software devs, and others, populated the BAT & Brave booth during the 2-day-long event. Chris partook in a panel on the main stage, as well as interviews spanning topics such as the future of blockchain, web privacy, and how BAT & Brave are contributing to a better web.



Check out some tweets from the event below:

Brave is an official gold sponsor of @untraceableinc's Futurist Conference 2019 (happening today!)✨ If you're at Futurist, be sure to stop by the Brave & BAT booth and meet the team! 😄🦁 $BAT https://t.co/j89o24Bn8w pic.twitter.com/cN6CAWCEiZ — BAT Community (@BAT_Community) August 14, 2019

PODCAST: Jennie and Chris have started a podcast based on the BAT Community Weekly Updates!

Check out episode 1 here:

BLOG: “Response to IAB Europe statement on its failure to answer the Irish Data Protection Commission”

Dr Johnny Ryan responds to a statement from IAB Europe regarding its failure to answer the Irish Data Protection Commission.



Read the entire statement here:

WIN: Intel and Brave are joining forces to bring Brave users an awesome giveaway for Intel® Gamer Days 2019!

From now through the end of August, Brave users may see Brave Ads promoting Intel Gamer Days, an annual promotion to celebrate PC gaming with great deals & experiences from over 40 top retailers, technology providers, and game publishers. To enter the daily giveaway and have a chance to score a swag kit from Brave and Intel, users must simply click the Intel Gamer Days ad when they see one, and follow the steps to publish a tweet about the promotion. The tweet will count as the user’s entry for that day’s giveaway.

#IntelGamerDays is almost here! Epic savings on the latest gaming gear and chances to win great prizes. Learn more at https://t.co/uYWAGZsx53 #Day2 via @IntelGaming — Scott Duede (@ProfPhlogiston) August 16, 2019

See below for winners of Day 1 and Day 2 of the giveaway.



Day 1:

@DOGeorge2

@jesusbello27

@Kiamokorin

@Babybluesedan85

@99trillion

@icwutudidthars

@NYOUNGMAN777

@kornykory

@loudnuff4u

@digitalsedition



Day 2:

@comhcinc

@inspiretowander

@CZ83T

@fparton

@Daniel1_8KJV

@PresNav

@jaymaas_dev

@BelindaRLSA

@AlrightyThen2

@SeiKenja82



Congratulations winners, and thank you to everyone who has participated so far! There are more prizes to be won from now until the end of August! Good luck and happy gaming!

Client Updates

Release Channel v0.67.125

Release Notes

Fixed retry logic for failed ads confirmations. (#5548)

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v0.67.125

Dev Channel v0.70.66

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v0.70.67

Beta Channel v0.69.107

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v0.69.108

iOS v1.11

AppStore Release Notes

This is a small release with some nice improvements.

We’ve added a new Private Tab option on the home screen when you Force Touch the app icon.

Improved the video size when the device orientation changes.

Housekeeping and a few other small fixes.

List of closed issues for the release can be found here.

https://github.com/brave/brave-ios/releases/tag/v1.11

Brave Team Tweets

Expect more over the next 30 days. pic.twitter.com/Jg4UvHi6HP — Luke Mulks (@lukemulks) August 14, 2019 Intel Gamer days are here, and Luke says to expect more in the next 30 days… what’s he up to?

this was so fun thank u all for bearing with me on this Journey of Drops @defcon 🖤🙏 https://t.co/T3iV0USuG6 — yan (@bcrypt) August 11, 2019 Yan and her “Journey of Drops” at DEFCON!

🙏 so much fun playing for @defcon last nite!!! smash the follow button if ur into it; new music coming soon https://t.co/K1p3gx7BXm https://t.co/894THnVrTd — yan (@bcrypt) August 11, 2019 Interested in new music from Yan? Check it out!

Simon McGarr of McGarr Solicitors, who are acting for Dr. @johnnyryan, said: “It is both surprising and concerning that the body representing internet advertisers at an EU level simply ignored multiple formal contacts from the Irish Data Protection Commission…" — Luke Mulks (@lukemulks) August 9, 2019 How do you ignore formal contacts?

“It is now clear the advertising industry cannot rely on IAB Europe for GDPR guidance”, said Dr @johnnyryan, “IAB Europe’s own website infringes the GDPR as soon as one visits it, and it refuses to answer formal contacts from GDPR regulators” — Luke Mulks (@lukemulks) August 9, 2019 IAB Europe’s website infringes on GDPR.

At @brave we are creating conditions where people are in control of their data.



People opt-in to view private ads, receive a rev share (70%) in @attentiontoken for ads viewed, which can be contributed back to content creators.



DMs open if the campaign is looking to advertise. — Luke Mulks (@lukemulks) August 13, 2019 Hmm, could the Yang Gang be interested in Brave?

Coming soon to Brave Release, those annoying 'Autoplay has been blocked on this page' messages will no longer be visible. Instead, just a silent notification will be displayed to the right of the web address. pic.twitter.com/giGIVEeQyJ — Sampson (@BraveSampson) August 11, 2019 Autoplay fixes coming soon!

Currently supported in Brave Beta (https://t.co/airMvq2BRm), and coming soon to Release builds 🙂 — Sampson (@BraveSampson) August 13, 2019 Language translation will be in the release build soon.

Join me for a private roundtable discussion on #adtech and the #GDPR, for #agency, #brand, and #publishing executives at #dmexco19. It will be private and off the record (I'll be on the record, but you do not have to be). https://t.co/4IWIOFHXSy — Johnny Ryan (@johnnyryan) August 13, 2019 Johnny will be at DMexico: “Roundtable briefing on RTB’s GDPR challenge, and what happens next”

Enforcing proper consent should be a priority for European DPAs. @TrustArc @OneTrust @Quantcast @IABEurope are prime candidates for regulatory action.

More on this in my answers to Senators’ questions for the record https://t.co/vrm1JEdj3h — Johnny Ryan (@johnnyryan) August 14, 2019 Who is responsible for regulatory action?

Really amazing to have such a stellar @BAT_Community team.



Consistently executing above and beyond, and doing so for a better Internet that doesn't require sacrificing your privacy for "free."



Expect more original content in the months ahead. Stay tuned. $BAT https://t.co/6PWTBDvpUC — Luke Mulks (@lukemulks) August 15, 2019 Luke Love <3

I just discovered and tipped @FunkyPanda for their amazing music on YouTube. Give 'em a listen and pass a token or two their way 🎧 #TipWithBrave #BraveVerified https://t.co/9JIBmNIujG — Sampson (@BraveSampson) August 16, 2019 Follow Sampson’s lead — Tip your favorite artists on YouTube!

New 🔥🔥: Official @BAT_Community Podcast feat. Jennie & Chris! 🎙️Ep 1: "Vote for @BrendanEich’s (CEO) talk at @sxsw 2020, @lukemulks among DMN’s 2019 40UNDER40 Award Winners, read GO Exchange’s (Omise) enthusiastic writeup about BAT & Brave!" Listen here: https://t.co/q2YbE315a3 pic.twitter.com/3ZULsa0ex3 — BAT Community (@BAT_Community) August 15, 2019 New podcast featuring Jennie and Chris!

BAT/Brave in the News

Number of publishers on Brave increased 1,200% since mid-2018

Privacy-focused web browser Brave has seen a 1,200 percent increase in verified publishers using its Brave Rewards program since July last year. This includes sites like the Washington Post, LadBible and, of course, Decrypt. This shows that adoption of the Brave browser, which includes native cryptocurrency support, is on the rise.



Read the full text here: https://decrypt.co/8297/number-of-publishers-on-brave-increased-1200-since-mid-2018

News You Should Know

I’m a security expert and this is how robocall-blocking apps violate your privacy

NCC Group studied the apps’ privacy policies and found that many send out information at night while you’re sleeping; share your phone number with third-party companies; look at your text messages, phone calls, and contacts; and can learn what other apps are on your phone.



Read the full text here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90385795/im-a-security-expert-and-this-is-how-robocall-blocking-apps-violate-your-privacy

Amazon’s Ring Is a Perfect Storm of Privacy Threats

Doors across the United States are now fitted with Amazon’s Ring, a combination doorbell-security camera that records and transmits video straight to users’ phones, to Amazon’s cloud—and often to the local police department. By sending photos and alerts every time the camera detects motion or someone rings the doorbell, the app can create an illusion of a household under siege. It turns what seems like a perfectly safe neighborhood into a source of anxiety and fear. This raises the question: do you really need Ring, or have Amazon and the police misled you into thinking that you do?



Read the full text here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/amazons-ring-perfect-storm-privacy-threats

New – WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy

Today we are publishing the WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy, covering:

What types of tracking WebKit will prevent.

When other tracking countermeasures come into play such as limiting capabilities and informed user consent.

How WebKit handles unintended impact of our tracking prevention.

Roaring Fans

Did anyone else using Twitter with @brave browser notice there is a little "TIP" button below every tweet that allows you to tip in $BAT?



Registered as a publisher for my YouTube and Twitter… had like $40 in $BAT just sitting there!



Connected @UpholdInc acct and deposited. pic.twitter.com/OEg6Tdo4HV — Ⓥin Ⓐrmani (@vinarmani) August 8, 2019

I stopped using Chrome for normal browsing a long time ago (Safari is great), but kept it for development. Now I switched over to @brave for dev. I highly recommend it. — Andreas Eldh (@eldh) August 15, 2019

Moved from Chrome to @brave browser, big thumbs up so far. Faster load times, adblocker and tracker blocker built in, torrent client built in, chrome extensions are compatible and seems less resource greedy. Literally no downside I can see. — Frank Higgins (@FrankHiggins) August 15, 2019

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