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No matter how benign an ad looks, it is probably still loading a ton of javascript from dubious places. Ads are a perfect distribution system for malware, and t
by namelost 9y ago
No matter how benign an ad looks, it is probably still loading a ton of javascript from dubious places. Ads are a perfect distribution system for malware, and the best strategy is to just disable the whole thing as comprehensively as possible.
I'd rather my favourite website goes offline than my bank account gets hacked.
- Dylan16807 9y agoI could see us getting to a place where ad networks that allow third party javascript are blocked. That's probably enough to deal with most malware worries, even if it's not perfect.