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"Or do you really think these users will care if the ads come from Doubleclick or MegaAds?" Most won't, which is why my point was never about the end user anyw
by jbigelow76 14y ago
"Or do you really think these users will care if the ads come from Doubleclick or MegaAds?"
Most won't, which is why my point was never about the end user anyway. I think the website owner whose ads are being replaced should be part of the equation, others don't. It's a matter of ethics, perspective and where they intersect for you.
- icebraining 14y agoEthics are irrelevant as to whether it's malware or not, and I don't see it fitting the widespread definitions of malware.
- jbigelow76 14y ago"Ethics are irrelevant as to whether it's malware or not" I don't agree. I could understand how a website operator would consider megabox's software "malicious", and I could understand how a user that sees no value in advertising would not since the net effect is the same in the end.
- icebraining 14y agoAnd Jack Thompson and his supports consider violent video games malicious because they say they are the trigger of school shootings and other killings. Should we start calling GTA "malware"? I'm sorry, but there's more to the definition of malware than "someone considers it malicious".