An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.

  • dalë
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    341 year ago

    Or offload them at the DNS so they dont even get to the device in the first instance.

    • @Geek_King
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      461 year ago

      I do so love my Pihole. I forget how many ads are all over websites until I load up some site on a machine outside of my network.

      • Pennomi
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        231 year ago

        Probably worth having multiple layers of defense

        • @[email protected]
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          1 year ago

          One thing I like about this particular layer of defense is that it gives you more insight into the activities of the software and operating systems you’re using. The statistics they provide (I use Adguard Home) have proven very useful to me on several occasions .

        • dalë
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          61 year ago

          No solution is perfect but could a DNS based solution with a privacy browser is as good as I can get on mobile devices without not connecting to the internet at all.

    • @GreenEngineering3475
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      51 year ago

      I use(and recommend) both for the best user experience.UBlock origin’s element zapper feature has changed my life.