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An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And still websites are pissed that I block ads. Websites, the adblocker is not there to annoy you, it is there to protect me from your foolishness and lazyness when it comes to weed out bad actors.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And when websites demand I turn off the adblocker, I just close it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Unity also purchased a company last year that was notorious for turning a blind eye to malvertisers

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