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Firefox already has tools to throttle tabs which are abusive CPU-load wise, which seems sufficient in this case. And it's unclear such resources are being 'sto
by jlrubin 8y ago
Firefox already has tools to throttle tabs which are abusive CPU-load wise, which seems sufficient in this case.
And it's unclear such resources are being 'stolen' if it's stated in the site ToS.
Cryptocurrency mining is a lot less deleterious than ads. Mining doesn't need to track your behavior, it doesn't generate misleading native content, and it doesn't distract you from what you're trying to do.
Sign me up!
disclaimer: I was one of the founders of Tidbit, https://www.eff.org/cases/rubin-v-new-jersey-tidbit https://www.eff.org/cases/rubin-v-new-jersey-tidbit, the first(?) crypto mining ad replacer.
- thekyle 8y ago> “we do not believe Tidbit was created for the purpose of invading privacy.” I don't see how a cryptocurrency miner was ever going to invade anyones privacy so this seems like a weird choice of words.
- kevingrahl 8y ago> And it’s unclear such resources are being ‘stolen’ if it’s stated in the sites ToS. Unless I, as a user, explicitly consented to crypto mining, no such thing should be allowed to take place. Same thing goes for auto playing videos.
- zaarn 8y agoJust because you put it in the ToS doesn't make it legally or ethically acceptable. In addition, very few people will read the ToS of random websites they visit that begin cryptomining, resulting in non-consentual mining.