@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 14 days agoHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.news@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 14 days agomessage-square57fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish71•14 days ago Since January 2018, 42% of malicious extensions use the Web Request API. That’s like making knifes illegal in general because they have been used in a certain amount of murder cases.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish41•14 days agoAnd now, a new golden age of malvertisement will emerge…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish34•14 days agoIndeed. What a f-ing stupid argument: “We cannot trust the extensions that the user installed, therefor we give malware from advertisers free roam!”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-214 days agoIf 42% of crimes used a handgun, we should ban those too.
That’s like making knifes illegal in general because they have been used in a certain amount of murder cases.
And now, a new golden age of malvertisement will emerge…
Indeed. What a f-ing stupid argument: “We cannot trust the extensions that the user installed, therefor we give malware from advertisers free roam!”
If 42% of crimes used a handgun, we should ban those too.