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[–] 41 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Internet gonna be off limits to most people soon enough… There’s spyware like this, but it’s a proof of concept that random a-hole hackers will develop into lolz…

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Tangential but, dude, how did you not go with the unsername “this guy fawkes” instead. Grab that alt right this instant.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Your current one doesn’t read as a cheeky double entendre to me. More power to you if that’s your style.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    It has layers of meaning. No need to get rustled homes, I was just making a cheeky joke.

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  • [–] 36 points 3 weeks ago

    Running an ad blocker has been a matter of national and personal security for some time now.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

    On Android, install the FOSS vpn ad blocker AdAway from F-Droid to block ads within apps. It isn't perfect though, can't stop Spotify ads

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    I use tracker control, Similar tool. I'll look into that, sounds neat.

    E: It looks like tracker control is a little bit more granular, so I think I'll stick with that.

    I'll definitely keep this little gem in my back pocket, though. Looks like a coal app.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    And for some reason the US considers them to be allies.

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    [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago

    Israel can go fuck themselves the genocidal pricks.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    I don't remember the last time I loaded an app that has ads. Almost every app I have is from github or f-droid.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Is that alongside the crypto scam software or

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Yup. The one with a Nazi CEO. Not that I expect you to care or anything. It's totally fine, right? Just a Nazi CEO and some totally innocent crypto scams. Totally great browser though, just ignore the crypto scams and the Nazi CEO

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    through online ads

    And that's the 2nd reason i use uBlock and DNS level blocking

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I run my own DNS based ad blockers, and use modded apps for platforms that enforce ads through their own domain, precisely because of this.

    What I find insane is that websites STILL try to use ad networks that have been proven time after time to be malicious actors and/or intentionally enabling malicious actors. We should really go back to the good old times of the internet where advertisers went to websites directly and had no middlemen holding their palms - also no JS, no scripting, no other BS, you get a fixed size banner where you can have an image and a URL redirect. With GIFV being a thing, you can render a full HD animated advert into a "GIF" that 99% of browsers will still play, but pose no danger to the end user.

    Or fuck it, I might even start such a business. Better rates, user friendly ads, no fucking Zioni spyware crap.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children)

    I don't really full understand the concept of "zero click" ads, and how that could possibly work. I would assume a browser should be robust enough to block unwanted downloads?

    Pretty scary stuff if just seeing a ad on a random website is enough for something to be installed on a phone or a pc.

    Anyone with more knowledge, can you elaborate?

    Also, I am using a full network ad blocker similar to Pihole. I barely see any ads on websites or apps, when connected to my home network (either through WiFi or VPN to my home)

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    “Zero click” means you’ve already given something permission to run on your device.

    In this case, the ad network had permission to run scripts on the device, and they abused that privilege to run scripts that could install spyware.

    People like us who have always blocked active scripts and ads aren’t vulnerable to most of these “zero click” attacks because we already distrust the mechanisms they abuse.

    It’s why I prefer my email and texts to be pute text too, with no automation set to take action based on incoming unvetted content.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It’s why I prefer my email and texts to be pute text too, with no automation set to take action based on incoming unvetted content.

    An excellent point, I disable loading email images in every client I use, even if for no other reason than not giving them a way to recognize that the email was read and subsequently list me as a live target.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    Once an ad loaded, code inside it could contact a Discover-Tech server. That server decided whether the visitor was a chosen target. If the details matched, it could return JavaScript that loaded more code and began the infection process. No click was needed.

    This method works because modern ads are not always simple pictures or videos. They can include code for measuring views, tracking users, and loading content from other companies.

    Real-time bidding systems also share data within a fraction of a second so advertisers can decide whether to buy an ad slot. That data may include a device ID, IP address, location, and browser details. AdFection used this design to find selected devices and send code only to them, making the activity harder for ad platforms and security researchers to catch.

    https://cybersecuritynews.com/0-click-spyware-infects-devices/

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    First of all: Fuck Israel.

    I'm doing everything to not see any ads on my phone. I'm using Unlock Origin and a DNS server. I hope I'm safe.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    my mobile uses adblocks, and other anti-tracking blockers, on FF or other forks. and who does israeli work with alot for spying and surveillance.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    the simple goyim in this thread cannot comprehend how the zionist master race loves us. By surveilling us constantly and disciplining us: our zionist overlords demonstrate their love for us. they allow us to exist; our simple savage goyim minds cannot understand because we are inferior. it is gods will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCCR8D7C0PU

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    finally an indication of how it works. smartphone or windows and apparently stopped by an ad block.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I don't have an Ad ID on e/OS Android, right? Can't find the setting on my phone, but I think I'm already doing things wrong.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    So all conviction with digital evidence get overturned now right?

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    Yeah... My company blocks the ability to install extensions so no ad blocking. I can't even use my DNS adblocker when working from home since the computer can only be online using the company VPN

    It's been kind of absurd seeing what the internet looks like without an adblocker and I don't understand why anyone would choose not to use one

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  • [–] 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Israel itself is a malware

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    If you fuckers push any harder I will absolutely get off ass and complete that phone-is-now-a-thin-client-to-remote-burner-sessions project.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    I am a bit confused. Which institutional EU website features auctioned ads to begin with?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    There was a website on here not too long ago that showed various phones and their level of smartness one could buy. Anyone got a link for that?

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