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Is this for real? There is no justification. It’s theft plain and simple. Nothing has gotten me to turn on NoScript by default but if this becomes commonplace I
by ebbv 9y ago
Is this for real? There is no justification. It’s theft plain and simple. Nothing has gotten me to turn on NoScript by default but if this becomes commonplace I will.
I know the author is doing opt-in mining but that’s obviously going to be as popular as opt-in ad tracking vs automatic. The model will be pages just serve up the in browser mining without asking.
- trey-jones 9y agoI would say that opt-in could see some success if used in place of paywalls, etc. Sure, not many people are going to opt-in to "please give me some money, I work hard", but if the New York Times said, this article is for subscribers, but you can read it if you'll mine for me while doing so.
- Traubenfuchs 9y agoDon't worry. There is a nocoin adblock list.
- berkes 9y ago> It’s theft plain and simple I explicitly made a case for opt-in. How is that "theft"? And whether or not that is popular is besides the case. If it is impopular, it still is not "theft", is it?