I'm thankful there's stuff like this: https://adnauseam.io/ Sadly not many people use it(yet), else stuff like this wouldn't happen since it'd become obsolete.
I prefer to go the other way. I use a VPN as well as pihole. and the Firefox container add-on along with ad and script blockers. For aps I will ignore a service if it requires one. I'm considering...
I prefer to go the other way. I use a VPN as well as pihole. and the Firefox container add-on along with ad and script blockers. For aps I will ignore a service if it requires one. I'm considering going to full Linux containers entirely for different use cases, so I can have my real accounts completely separated from things like social media.
The addon isn't that much about blocking ads, but showing advertisers that the current way isn't really working. You don't prevent that with your approach... with stuff like AdNauseam however you...
The addon isn't that much about blocking ads, but showing advertisers that the current way isn't really working. You don't prevent that with your approach... with stuff like AdNauseam however you basically force advertisers to re-think their ways.
I may not like seeing ads online, but delivering fake clicks seems unethical to me. It'll burn through the budgets of small businesses that rely on ads for outreach. I can't get behind that. If...
I may not like seeing ads online, but delivering fake clicks seems unethical to me. It'll burn through the budgets of small businesses that rely on ads for outreach. I can't get behind that.
If you dislike ads, I'd suggest just blocking them the standard way.
In OP’s case, small businesses == small advertisers. Since you can’t know beforehand what ads will be served from a small business, preemptively disabling the ad-on isn’t really a solution.
In OP’s case, small businesses == small advertisers. Since you can’t know beforehand what ads will be served from a small business, preemptively disabling the ad-on isn’t really a solution.
I don't get it. What is the point of this instead of ublock? It said this is built on top of ublock and clicks on ads, but why? Does it give the people incorrect data? Why should I even care about...
I don't get it. What is the point of this instead of ublock? It said this is built on top of ublock and clicks on ads, but why? Does it give the people incorrect data? Why should I even care about that if I am already blocking them tho?
This Wired article gives a good overview of why, but in short, it prevents you from being successfully tracked by flooding the trackers with garbage data. It's like losing yourself in a crowd;...
There's a great Android app that does this with public WiFi networks as well. It spoofs your IP address to give whatever servers that are around a harder time tracking you and flooding them with...
There's a great Android app that does this with public WiFi networks as well. It spoofs your IP address to give whatever servers that are around a harder time tracking you and flooding them with garbage information.
The app is called Pry-Fi, though you do need to be rooted.
s/IP address/MAC address/ It's like the difference between lying about your name on a shipping form vs lying about your address – if you make up a random name, the post still arrives, but if you...
s/IP address/MAC address/
It's like the difference between lying about your name on a shipping form vs lying about your address – if you make up a random name, the post still arrives, but if you make up a random address, it'll go somewhere completely different.
It doesn't give them incorrect data, it's just the data they receive isn't unique, as basically anyone who has this addon installed sends them the same data.
It doesn't give them incorrect data, it's just the data they receive isn't unique, as basically anyone who has this addon installed sends them the same data.
I'm thankful there's stuff like this: https://adnauseam.io/
Sadly not many people use it(yet), else stuff like this wouldn't happen since it'd become obsolete.
I prefer to go the other way. I use a VPN as well as pihole. and the Firefox container add-on along with ad and script blockers. For aps I will ignore a service if it requires one. I'm considering going to full Linux containers entirely for different use cases, so I can have my real accounts completely separated from things like social media.
The addon isn't that much about blocking ads, but showing advertisers that the current way isn't really working. You don't prevent that with your approach... with stuff like AdNauseam however you basically force advertisers to re-think their ways.
I may not like seeing ads online, but delivering fake clicks seems unethical to me. It'll burn through the budgets of small businesses that rely on ads for outreach. I can't get behind that.
If you dislike ads, I'd suggest just blocking them the standard way.
Just disable the addon for said small businesses, what's the problem?
And just blocking ads won't change stuff.
In OP’s case, small businesses == small advertisers. Since you can’t know beforehand what ads will be served from a small business, preemptively disabling the ad-on isn’t really a solution.
I don't get it. What is the point of this instead of ublock? It said this is built on top of ublock and clicks on ads, but why? Does it give the people incorrect data? Why should I even care about that if I am already blocking them tho?
This Wired article gives a good overview of why, but in short, it prevents you from being successfully tracked by flooding the trackers with garbage data.
It's like losing yourself in a crowd; sure, you're still somewhere in the crowd, but it's really hard to find you!
There's a great Android app that does this with public WiFi networks as well. It spoofs your IP address to give whatever servers that are around a harder time tracking you and flooding them with garbage information.
The app is called Pry-Fi, though you do need to be rooted.
s/IP address/MAC address/
It's like the difference between lying about your name on a shipping form vs lying about your address – if you make up a random name, the post still arrives, but if you make up a random address, it'll go somewhere completely different.
Ok I read the article, still don't get why its better than just an ad blocker.
It punishes advertisers because they pay per click in most cases.
Ah ok. I couldn't care less about punishing them, so I guess I'll stick to ad blocker.
It doesn't give them incorrect data, it's just the data they receive isn't unique, as basically anyone who has this addon installed sends them the same data.
See also: https://trackthis.link/