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For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).
CPU mining is so unprofitable, but I suppose with thousands of users..
For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).
As long as there is disclosure of it and the mining is relatively efficient, that is a very interesting business model. The site collects revenue relative to the amount of time users spend on the site and not the number of page/ad views. It is also a pretty seamless way to integrate micropayments from users into a site. Handing over a credit card number or similar is a big barrier to overcome while this requires no s…
I don't think we've reached that point yet. An iPhone doesn't last a single day if you use it the whole time, it would barely last for hours mining constantly.
Title could be improved - this is for Google Chrome only. Anyone using an ad blocker can simply add... https://coin-hive.com/lib/coinhive.min.js ...to their custom block-list instead, no need for an extension.
For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).
CPU mining is so unprofitable, but I suppose with thousands of users..
Some way to detect that a non-visible page or service worker is using excessive CPU time or GPU assets would be useful.
How long until porn sites start doing mining in the background?
Can anyone explain to me like I'm a five year old why would anyone need to block coin miners on their browser and why they would be mining there in the first place?
Coin mining uses a lot of resources, which costs you electricity and responsiveness (I’d guess).
The extension is simply blocking a list of blacklisted domains in blacklist.txt. Some way to detect that a non-visible page or service worker is using excessive CPU time or GPU assets would be useful. How long until porn sites start doing mining in the background?
The extension is simply blocking a list of blacklisted domains in blacklist.txt. Some way to detect that a non-visible page or service worker is using excessive CPU time or GPU assets would be useful. How long until porn sites start doing mining in the background?
How long have porn sites being doing mining in the background ?
Remember that porn sites are always the front line of innovation on the web, some are probably already doing it