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Except Site A could be consuming only text ads, and Site B could be consuming mostly rich media ads. Even though I'd prefer Site A, because it doesn't have tho

Except Site A could be consuming only text ads, and Site B could be consuming mostly rich media ads. Even though I'd prefer Site A, because it doesn't have those nasty takeovers or anything, if I blocked the ad exchange I'd be fucking over both Site A and Site B. Site A would become collateral damage, in effect. Believe me, I worked for Atlas for 5 years. I know how ad networks work. > I hope you have absolutely nothing important on your computer, are never the target of ransomware, never have any of your personal accounts compromised, etc. So do I. > You're probably the first person I've ever met who doesn't care about personal security. I do care about personal security. I don't see what blocking ads has anything to do with that. > For many people it is even a concern of financial security (identity theft) with the rise of online banking, but I'll assume you don't do any of that and you never make any purchases online. I've never seen or heard of anybody who's ever lost any money due to an ad load. It's just irrational paranoia.

Nadya 10y ago
>I do care about personal security. I don't see what blocking ads has anything to do with that. Do you have absolutely zero personal information tied to or stored on your computer? A compromised computer would be compromised security in such a case. >I've never seen or heard of anybody who's ever lost any money due to an ad load. It's just irrational paranoia. Look into malvertising and especially ransomware. Just because it hasn't happened to you or someone you know doesn't mean it hasn't happened. It's also happened on big name and high trafficked sites like The New York Times, Yahoo!, the Huffington Post, and more. We're talking hundreds of thousands of people who have been financially impacted due to malicious ads on otherwise "trusted" sites. Even sites that specifically requested they disable their ad blocker, like Forbes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising [1] http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/big-name-sites-hit-by-rash-of-malicious-ads-spreading-crypto-ransomware/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/big-name-sites-hit-b...

Nadya 10y ago

>I do care about personal security. I don't see what blocking ads has anything to do with that. Do you have absolutely zero personal information tied to or stored on your computer? A compromised computer would be compromised security in such a case. >I've never seen or heard of anybody who's ever lost any money due to an ad load. It's just irrational paranoia. Look into malvertising and especially ransomware. Just because it hasn't happened to you or someone you know doesn't mean it hasn't happened. It's also happened on big name and high trafficked sites like The New York Times, Yahoo!, the Huffington Post, and more. We're talking hundreds of thousands of people who have been financially impacted due to malicious ads on otherwise "trusted" sites. Even sites that specifically requested they disable their ad blocker, like Forbes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising [1] http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/big-name-sites-hit-by-rash-of-malicious-ads-spreading-crypto-ransomware/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/big-name-sites-hit-b...