Privacy advocate challenges YouTube’s ad blocking detection::Irish eyes may not be smiling

  • Redrum714@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Media hosting is not “arbitrary code” and costs money. Just saying don’t be surprised when a site prevents you from using a service without paying for it in some way.

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      1 year ago

      they detect adblock by executing proprietary JavaScript code in my browser, using my CPU cycles. I paid for that CPU and I can choose what code gets executed and what not.

      That JavaScript code is also privacy invasive and I’m not letting a mega corporation recollect information about myself. So yeah, I’ll block whatever I want from my browser. And if that makes Google loose money, they are more than welcomed to look for a business model other than advertising.

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        That JavaScript code is also privacy invasive

        As a web developer seeing an end user say this is hilarious. Hate to break it you but there are much better ways to track you.

        If you’re that paranoid just use a VPN and never enter personal information on the internet.

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          I prefer to use Tor, but whatever makes you happy.

          Client side code isn’t the only way to track someone, but it’s one of the options. And fingerprinting browsers using JavaScript is an extended practice.

          Anyway, you’re missing my point. My browser, my rules. I’ll just block any script that annoys me.

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          Hate to break it you but there are much better ways to track you.

          —What’s that? Oh. The producers are telling me they use those methods too.