What would cause Brave Browser Helper to download approximately 2GB “behind the scenes” recently? I was able to determine this by checking MacOS Activity Monitor.
This excessive network usage was happening even when I wasn’t actively using the browser or computer. There was no video running in the background from a site like Youtube.
The problem with this kind of unannounced download not related to actual browser usage is that a mobile tethering plan on a laptop has data cap limits so this process is capable of using up these limits.
Version 1.60.114 Chromium 199.0.6045.124 (arm 64)