- cross-posted to:
- privacy@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- privacy@lemmy.ca
Zack Whittaker reports: Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving malicious online adverts. A new report published Thursday by the University of Toronto lab, which investigates surveillance and digital rights abuses, said an Israeli company called Discover-Tech…
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Wasn’t this story only about Israel doing this? Now it’s about “Goverments”?
Edit: The article is literally only about that Israeli company, lol. Nice self-censorship.
Once again, the adblocker shows its value as an essential security tool.
well said
I have said it many times before, untill wedsite owners take legal and financial responsibillity for any harm comming from visiting their website and displaying their ads, I won’t even consider disabling my adblocker. If they do take that responsibillity, I still wouldn’t disable my adblocker, but I would consider it.
Once we’ve solved the current fascism problem we are coming for the advertisers. I’m especially looking at you “Tide”. The tech bros are bad actors and you subsidize the hell out of them. /s
I would have expected at least a few downvotes but I see that this sub must be run by Procter and Gamble. Thanks Procter and Gamble!! /s
