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if running ads is acceptable, why is this bad?

• pvdebbe 9y ago
  Maybe we should try to keep the discussion honest by distinguishing between ads, tracking ads, and cpu-burning cryptocoin mining.
• Lev1a 9y ago
  Does running ads multiply your electricity costs (run your battery dry) and/or burn up your CPU? No. Does cryptocurrency mining do that? Yes. Do you see the difference now?
  • reinhardt1053 9y ago
    Running ads also dry your battery.
    • Lev1a 9y ago
      Do ads make your CPU run at 100% load? Most likely not. Yet mining scripts will do just that.
      • hrasyid 9y ago
        Does that mean a mining script that throttles its resource usage would be acceptable?
        • Lev1a 9y ago
          No, they're still using your computational resources without your (informed) consent for their own (financial) gain.
• Blaiz0r 9y ago
  Ads aren't acceptable either.
• simias 9y ago
  I see ads, I might not realize that the website I'm browsing is using my CPU to mine coins. If the website is upfront about using my browser to mine I don't think it's particularly unethical.