This is the reason I use adblock. I don't think blocking ads on websites is unethical because you should be able to decide what your computer does, but I think as long as the ads aren't horribly awful (in which case don't go to that site) I'd like to think having ads on is the right thing to do. Only that would be true in a perfect world were ad networks weren't vectors for malware. So I run adblock plus.
This. I think I've only ever once had a serious malware infestation on my main machine, and it was directly from a pop-up ad. Even the internet savvy can get caught out once in a while, or misclick a link, or click through a google result to something with automatically executing code.
I'll stop running Adblock the day not running it stops being like walking through a lion's den with raw antelope strapped to your danglies.
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This is the reason I use adblock. I don't think blocking ads on websites is unethical because you should be able to decide what your computer does, but I think as long as the ads aren't horribly awful (in which case don't go to that site) I'd like to think having ads on is the right thing to do. Only that would be true in a perfect world were ad networks weren't vectors for malware. So I run adblock plus.
This. I think I've only ever once had a serious malware infestation on my main machine, and it was directly from a pop-up ad. Even the internet savvy can get caught out once in a while, or misclick a link, or click through a google result to something with automatically executing code.
I'll stop running Adblock the day not running it stops being like walking through a lion's den with raw antelope strapped to your danglies.