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I'm pretty sure that once you factor in the security reduction from ad blocking being less effective, switching from uBO to uBOL is actually a net worsening of
by josephcsible 3y ago
I'm pretty sure that once you factor in the security reduction from ad blocking being less effective, switching from uBO to uBOL is actually a net worsening of security posture.
- xvector 3y agoIf you're getting targeted with major browser zero-days, ads are the least of your concern.
- bboygravity 3y agoWhy do you assume you need to be targetted to be a victim of being pwned by ads?
- paulryanrogers 3y agoBecause exploits that can break out via ads are not usually worth burning on randos?
- saagarjha 3y agoTargeted ads let you make sure they don’t get deployed on randos.
- vGPU 3y agoThen you should be running more powerful tools like noscript and the full version of this, not a pared down version. Or a significantly more locked down version of Firefox on qubesOS. Manifestv3 will have negligible improvements on potential security risks and will significantly decrease overall security.
- flexagoon 3y agoIn what way does ad blocking improve your security? It significantly improves your user experience and slightly improves privacy, but it doesn't have anything to do with security, unless you click on random "download" links, which I assume people on HN don't do
- saagarjha 3y agoAds can be a malware delivery vehicle.
- josefx 3y agoYou assume that modern day browsers are even remotely secure. They still suffer from significant security bugs every now and then. Reducing the amount of third party java script you run is a security improvement.
- sph 3y agoFewer requests = fewer potential attack vectors, especially when most of the blocked requests are executable JS code.
- raxxorraxor 3y agoExfiltration of data is a security issue and ads tend to grab any info they can, even if it just loading their ressources. Not a security issue many large tech companies like to focus on for obvious reasons.
- 9935c101ab17a66 3y agoYou’d be shocked at how many people (smart people included) are fooled by stupid ads and misleading website alerts and notifications. I used to do customer support for a large tech company, and people get sucked into giving up passwords or PII All. The. Time. by convincing ads. Some of these actors even deliberately style the ads to look like system alerts! Yah, probably not a lot of HN users falling for it, but I was constantly surprised by the demographic. I’d regularly see smart, accomplished people get bamboozled by ads. It’s wild.