corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1289cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1289external-linkHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·3 months ago Since January 2018, 42% of malicious extensions use the Web Request API. That’s like making knifes illegal in general because they have been used in a certain amount of murder cases.
minus-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·3 months agoAnd now, a new golden age of malvertisement will emerge…
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·3 months agoIndeed. What a f-ing stupid argument: “We cannot trust the extensions that the user installed, therefor we give malware from advertisers free roam!”
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-23 months agoIf 42% of crimes used a handgun, we should ban those too.
That’s like making knifes illegal in general because they have been used in a certain amount of murder cases.
And now, a new golden age of malvertisement will emerge…
Indeed. What a f-ing stupid argument: “We cannot trust the extensions that the user installed, therefor we give malware from advertisers free roam!”
If 42% of crimes used a handgun, we should ban those too.