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Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware (www.scientificamerican.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Mrduckrocks@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I swear 90% of the world not aware of adblocker.

[–] micka190@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And then 9% out of that remaining 10% just can't be bothered to install them for some insane reason.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

"I don't mind the ads..."

"WHY THE FUCK NOT, ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN?"

[–] Bebo@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly! Can't understand how do so many people tolerate ads.

[–] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think I heard that usage on desktop is something like 1 in 4, which is pretty good. Mobile is another world altogether, since it requires different browsers that support adblocking and then accessing websites through the browser instead of the app for the website, which many users would definitely prefer to use.