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Use of excessive resources should be a privileged action, isn't something like coinhive a malicious vector?
by pishpash 9y ago
Use of excessive resources should be a privileged action, isn't something like coinhive a malicious vector?
- superkuh 9y agoNo more than the existing trend of 'web app' entirely Javascript rendered websites. My solution to both is very simple: I run JS only from white-listed domains. Sure this breaks many sites but, well, fuck those sites.
- AlexAffe 9y agoSomeone mentioned a CoinHive Captcha. This is usually when my NoScript approach breaks. There would be no way around enabling the captcha script, therefore enabling the miner. Normally I then... fuck those sites, but what if that's reaaaally becoming a thing and say StackOverflow does it? You would need some way of adjusting allocated browser resources real fast and precise. Only way I can think of right now...
- granitosaurus 9y ago> Sure this breaks many sites but, well, fuck those sites I wish general population would subscribe to a similar paradigm. Web-space is probably one of few mediums where vote-with-your-wallet philosophy can have a substantial effect.