> lose money Yes, that is one of the intended goals. > not the trackers, but the guy buying advertisement Targeting the source of funding is often an effecti

> lose money Yes, that is one of the intended goals. > not the trackers, but the guy buying advertisement Targeting the source of funding is often an effective strategy. > {,malware} ad-network > trackers > guy buying advertisement All of these are responsible, so they are all intended targets. > I consider it close to harassment If following a website's href suggestion to load a URL is "harassment", then advertising is also harassment.