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Google has actually blocked similar "noise generation" apps from the Chrome Store in the past. As I recall, there were a few extensions out there that would 'cl

Google has actually blocked similar "noise generation" apps from the Chrome Store in the past. As I recall, there were a few extensions out there that would 'click' on every ad displayed. Obviously that would have created serious problems for Google, so they nixed it.

wincy 10y ago
Ad Nauseam does this. It was removed from the chrome web store and I had to install it as a developer plugin, so it nags me to disable it as it could "damage my computer" every time I restart Chrome. It estimates since I installed it that I've cost advertisers $460 in clicks. https://adnauseam.io/ https://adnauseam.io/
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literallycancer 10y ago
https://adnauseam.io/ https://adnauseam.io/ I wasn't convinced it was very useful and thought it would only take some easy heuristics to filter out when I first saw it, but if Google removed it from the store, it must have been a pain to deal with. Maybe I'll even end up using it.
- voidmain0001 10y ago
  As an Ad-nauseaum user my beef with it is that certain web pages will peg the CPU at close to 90%. Otherwise it seems to be good at juggling system resources.
- always_good 10y ago
  This website reminds me of the KenM post where he suggests that he's getting back at Papa Johns by not tipping the pizza delivery driver. Generating click fraud on your favorite web comic's website or other small websites you may be visiting is pretty sad. Adsense bans for life.
  - mynewtb 10y ago
    Selling your users' privacy is also pretty sad.
  - literallycancer 10y ago
    I don't read webcomics, and somehow I don't think people like gwern who write long-form content do it for the ad revenue. And even if there are ads on the website, if they respect the DNT header, AdNauseam won't auto-click them. (I'm not sure what the tipping anecdote is supposed to mean, but I don't understand why US customers put up with tipping either, the business is responsible for it's operating budget, and there is no legitimate reason to bother the customer with it.)
    - thrill 10y ago
      How do you determine if a server is respecting a DNT header?
      - dexterdog 10y ago
        You don't.
        obmelvin 10y ago
        I believe that is GPs point.
    - mrkgnao 10y ago
      > webcomics https://www.reddit.com/r/KenM/ https://www.reddit.com/r/KenM/
- XzetaU8 10y ago
  "TrackMeNot" from the same ppl who made AdNauseam but instead of clicking on ads it creates random queries on various search engines https://cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot/ https://cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot/

wincy 10y ago

Ad Nauseam does this. It was removed from the chrome web store and I had to install it as a developer plugin, so it nags me to disable it as it could "damage my computer" every time I restart Chrome. It estimates since I installed it that I've cost advertisers $460 in clicks. https://adnauseam.io/ https://adnauseam.io/

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literallycancer 10y ago

https://adnauseam.io/ https://adnauseam.io/ I wasn't convinced it was very useful and thought it would only take some easy heuristics to filter out when I first saw it, but if Google removed it from the store, it must have been a pain to deal with. Maybe I'll even end up using it.

voidmain0001 10y ago
As an Ad-nauseaum user my beef with it is that certain web pages will peg the CPU at close to 90%. Otherwise it seems to be good at juggling system resources.
always_good 10y ago
This website reminds me of the KenM post where he suggests that he's getting back at Papa Johns by not tipping the pizza delivery driver. Generating click fraud on your favorite web comic's website or other small websites you may be visiting is pretty sad. Adsense bans for life.
- mynewtb 10y ago
  Selling your users' privacy is also pretty sad.
- literallycancer 10y ago
  I don't read webcomics, and somehow I don't think people like gwern who write long-form content do it for the ad revenue. And even if there are ads on the website, if they respect the DNT header, AdNauseam won't auto-click them. (I'm not sure what the tipping anecdote is supposed to mean, but I don't understand why US customers put up with tipping either, the business is responsible for it's operating budget, and there is no legitimate reason to bother the customer with it.)
  - thrill 10y ago
    How do you determine if a server is respecting a DNT header?
    - dexterdog 10y ago
      You don't.
      - obmelvin 10y ago
        I believe that is GPs point.
  - mrkgnao 10y ago
    > webcomics https://www.reddit.com/r/KenM/ https://www.reddit.com/r/KenM/
XzetaU8 10y ago
"TrackMeNot" from the same ppl who made AdNauseam but instead of clicking on ads it creates random queries on various search engines https://cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot/ https://cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot/