> And like so many things on the internet, the technique and even some of the traffic used to execute this burgeoning method of ad fraud, traces some of its ori

> And like so many things on the internet, the technique and even some of the traffic used to execute this burgeoning method of ad fraud, traces some of its origins to porn. Sex: the true driver of most human innovation since forever. > [T]he VP of content and marketing for DingIt, told BuzzFeed News that the site uses "4 independent traffic verification tools that monitor each view on our video player"... I wonder how much that cost to develop and deploy. Details at Slideshare, sadly... https://www.slideshare.net/augustinefou/traffic-origination-super-networks-83853611 https://www.slideshare.net/augustinefou/traffic-origination-... The fact that this is the foundation of the tech economy does not augur well.