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Yes, that's another way to look at it. But it is not necessarily true for all the users.
by kkm 8y ago
Yes, that's another way to look at it. But it is not necessarily true for all the users.
- StreamBright 8y agoI understand, I never implied that it is for all users, I was just mentioning that there are other options than JS ad filtering. Btw. DNS based filtering works for non tech-savvy users like my parents who would certainly fall for malicious ads which are frequent even on Google. And guess how ransom-wares spread. https://www.zdnet.com/article/skype-served-up-malware-through-in-app-malicious-ads/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/skype-served-up-malware-throug...
- kkm 8y agoYes, I think there are certain domains specially spyware, malware that need to be blocked altogether and DNS blocking is the most optimal way for that, specially considering the wide adoption of IoT, where extensions cannot run.