Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads
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Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads
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#2I've had phishing served to me through google ads a few times, so this hardly surprises.
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#3Interestingly, there's a bunch of HNers who chide us and tell us we all have a moral responsibility to allow malware to be installed on our systems, because using an ad-blocker is "stealing".
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#4Why is Apple allowing Google to serve ads to Apple's customers?
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#5Interestingly, there's a bunch of HNers who chide us and tell us we all have a moral responsibility to allow malware to be installed on our systems, because using an ad-blocker is "stealing".
No, you have the moral responsibility to not steal and no inalienable right to consume all media you can get your hands on.
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#6Why is Apple allowing Google to serve ads to Apple's customers?
You’re asking why apple doesn’t ship an adblocker in their browser?
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#7Interestingly, there's a bunch of HNers who chide us and tell us we all have a moral responsibility to allow malware to be installed on our systems, because using an ad-blocker is "stealing".
No, you have the moral responsibility to not steal and no inalienable right to consume all media you can get your hands on.
"you wouldn't download a car"
heck yes i would
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#8Interestingly, there's a bunch of HNers who chide us and tell us we all have a moral responsibility to allow malware to be installed on our systems, because using an ad-blocker is "stealing".
No, you have the moral responsibility to not steal and no inalienable right to consume all media you can get your hands on.
are you implying that consuming media whilst blocking ads is stealing or do i just not get the sarcasm here. genuinely can't tell.
you're right about the second part i guess. not everything is intended for a public audience (like some cringe video clip with friends from a few years ago). with everything else (cinema, music etc.) i'd argue that my need for entertainment is more important than making sure some billionaires make 20 bucks on my purchase, especially if i can't afford it.
personally, i pirate everything and pay for stuff made by independent creators (foss devs, indie artists etc.) that i really like. perfectly moral
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#9Why is Apple allowing Google to serve ads to Apple's customers?
You’re asking why apple doesn’t ship an adblocker in their browser?
I don't know if that's what the OP meant with that question, but I do think this is a valid question: why don't they? It would certainly improve the user experience.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
You’re asking why apple doesn’t ship an adblocker in their browser?
I don't know if that's what the OP meant with that question, but I do think this is a valid question: why don't they? It would certainly improve the user experience.
I think the answer is somewhere upwards of $20 billion a year.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/2/24147007/google-paid-apple...