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FBI must have infiltrated ad blocker servers containing malicious url lists. Never using an adblocker again.
by halfjoking 4y ago
FBI must have infiltrated ad blocker servers containing malicious url lists.
Never using an adblocker again.
- raydiatian 4y agoUsername checks out.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- shadowgovt 4y agoUsing an adblocker based on Manifest v3 would avoid this, as those blockers can't phone home to update their malware datasets. ;)
- cudgy 4y agoIs this not also the case when using iOS content blockers?
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y agoHuh, I always get down voted for saying something very similar. It's a rational assumption and should be taken in to consideration to the extent any particular threat-model should or shouldn't.
- JasserInicide 4y agoAny serious schizo worth their weight would only be using an airgapped system at home and only connecting to the Internet from public APs with a completely separate computer.
- jeffbee 4y agoNew! ANØM 2.0!
- whatgoodisaroad 4y agoI stopped using adblockers generally when I considered both 1) we get very little visibility on when an extension changes-hands/updates, combined with 2) you have to give it access to all your browsing data. People sell popular browser extensions to malicious parties all the time and AFAIK there's no systematic way to notify users when this happens.
- silon42 4y agoTechnically, noscript is a better solution. (I still use uMatrix sometimes)