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I'm imagining the ultimate approach will be server-side includes of raw content from the ad networks so that the ad content is served from the content server an
by Pxtl 11y ago
I'm imagining the ultimate approach will be server-side includes of raw content from the ad networks so that the ad content is served from the content server and not sent off to a 3rd party.
From a security standpoint this is horrifying because it means that attempts to sandbox ad javascript away from site javascript in the browser will become impossible, since the sandbox will tell the browser what to block.
- dave2000 11y agoI block javascript. I whitelist very few sites. Ads - like sites themselves - need to work without javascript. Then we can all get along. Running random, unsigned, untested, unwanted code from strangers on my own computer doesn't really work for me, thanks. No, I don't care if your business model depends on it. I'm more than happy for every single site which depends on advertising to go bust. There'll always be another news site, and those failing sites will have no impact on the social media, shopping, banking etc sites which comprise most of most people's surfing. Really, ad-blocking just isn't that big a deal; the fact that it's got people talking and having big players like Apple get involved really speaks volumes about the sheer, gross violation of trust that's gone on all this time, as well as how security is being taken much more seriously than ever before.