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Does anyone have any adblockers they recommend that still show "safe" ads (e.g. non-malware) by default, without having to whitelist every site? I'd be open to
by drusepth 4y ago
Does anyone have any adblockers they recommend that still show "safe" ads (e.g. non-malware) by default, without having to whitelist every site? I'd be open to the security benefits of an adblocker if I could still passively support all the sites I visit.
Edit: changed "good" to "safe" for clarity
- cinntaile 4y agoThe problem is you can't tell the difference.
- cld8483 4y agoThe only "good" ads are those you have to specifically go out of your way to view because you want to view them; such as product catalogues. All other ads are physiological assault and should be made illegal. Particularly those ads which exist "IRL" and can't otherwise be blocked, such as billboards.
- wardedVibe 4y agoWaiting for the day when augmented reality glasses let you block irl ads. Realistically it'll be the opposite first of course.
- alwayslikethis 4y agoI think the technology is actually more or less there already. We just need a few enterprising individuals to come up with a polished device for that.
- cld8483 4y agoThe device is the hard part. AR hardware that occludes the real word is a difficult challenge.
- slater 4y agoObligatory: https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs?t=3 https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs?t=3
- wardedVibe 4y agothanks I hate it.
- alwayslikethis 4y agoIf you want to harm advertisers while possibly support the sites, you can use AdNauseum, which basically does what uBlock Origin does, but will randomly access a percentage of the ads blocked, to waste the advertiser's money.
- drusepth 4y agoI don't particularly want to harm advertisers; I'm just interested in the proposed security benefits from OP. This does seem like a realistic middleground though. Thanks for the suggestion.