downpunxx@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoAd Blocking is Cyber Securitymessage-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1558arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1545arrow-down1message-squareAd Blocking is Cyber Securitydownpunxx@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 years agoScam and Viruses come with ads very often, they also contain a shit load of tracking.
minus-squareCatsrules@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years agoLots of scams and even computer viruses will be sent out though the ad network so it is best to just block all ads so you don’t have to interact with potentially bad add.
minus-squareelscallr@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoAds are common attack vectors. Blocking them is a matter of security.
minus-squareapemint@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoIt’s a good thing no major website is currently running a trial to ban ad blockers! erhmm YouTube.
I’m a noob, can you elaborate?
Scam and Viruses come with ads very often, they also contain a shit load of tracking.
Lots of scams and even computer viruses will be sent out though the ad network so it is best to just block all ads so you don’t have to interact with potentially bad add.
Ads are common attack vectors. Blocking them is a matter of security.
It’s a good thing no major website is currently running a trial to ban ad blockers! erhmm YouTube.