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> Doesn't that also make it easy for anyone running an ad to run hivemind in the ad itself? Are you talking about crypto mining? That's a good example of some
by jefftk 5y ago
> Doesn't that also make it easy for anyone running an ad to run hivemind in the ad itself?
Are you talking about crypto mining? That's a good example of something which is against policy but difficult to fully prevent technically. The core problem from someone trying to exploit this, however, is that crypto mining in the browser is minimally profitable, so you need to do a huge amount before seeing noticeable returns. The more you try to do the more likely you are to get caught, so while it does take some scrutiny from publishers and ad networks, it doesn't take very much.
(still speaking only for myself; this isn't something I know very much about)
- hetspookjee 5y agoYes, I am talking indeed about crypto mining. I am also talking mostly about the aspect of wasting compute cycles and thus harming the environment through Google's means. Yes, it is minimally profitable, but that it is possible is weird if you ask me.
- jefftk 5y agoSorry, what I meant was that it is minimally profitable at the best of times. Which means it doesn't take very much enforcement to shift it over to being negatively profitable, because it costs you more in time, engineering, etc. than you would make. And once it is a money losing proposition, the people trying to exploit users are no longer interested.