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I don't know if it's worst that if you browsed the internet a bit carelessly you had some malware that basically showed you ads and pop-ups (IE) or that if you
by darkwater 4y ago
I don't know if it's worst that if you browsed the internet a bit carelessly you had some malware that basically showed you ads and pop-ups (IE) or that if you browse normally you are silently tracked and followed by your "user agent", all the time, no questions asked, to show you better ads (Chrome).
- tiborsaas 4y agoIf you frame the situation like this, then the second is obviously better. If I'm targeted with better ads, my bank account might decrease thanks my own choices. Having said that, phishing attacks sometimes use google ads, so it's not even black and white picture, but it's a lesser evil option :)