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Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker
- halJordan 2y agoThis is quite a lazy article. Not only has TC itself reported the FBI recommending ad blockers, which is at least linked at the bottom in a throwaway spot. But CISA recommends it. The CIA and the NSA recommend it. Congress recommends it. The whole of the Intelligence Community does already implement ad blocking. There could've been a good article here. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/fbi-ad-blocker/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/fbi-ad-blocker/ PDF: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Capacity_Enhancement_Guide-Securing_Web_Browsers_and_Defending_Against_Malvertising_for_Federal_Agencies.pdf https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Capaci... PDF: https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/what-we-do/cybersecurity/professional-resources/csi-blocking-unnecessary-advertising-web-content.pdf?v=1 https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/what-we-do/cybersec... Pdf: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21068028-wyden-letter-to-omb-on-ad-blocking https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21068028-wyden-lette...
- bediger4000 2y agoAd blocking is personal infosec!