October 04, 2016

Brave browser starts paying Bitcoins to adblocked sites

If Brave can avoid lawsuits from irate newspapers and convince users to switch browsers, the adblocker vs publisher wars might ease.

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August 17, 2016

Facebook’s unblockable-ads push is a “big bluff”

Researchers say there's no way Facebook can wiggle out of rules requiring social media to label ads, and their Chrome extension proves it.

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August 11, 2016

Facebook starts bypassing adblockers

Facebook wants you to choose which ads you see, provided the answer isn't "none".

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July 01, 2016

My Activity: a tool to see what Google knows about you

Neither fairy dust nor Santa will keep you from Google ads, but it's got a new place to find out what it knows about you and how.

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April 20, 2016

Adblockers are “censorship” says ad-tech company

Recent research by ad-tech company Oriel has found that adblockers are doing more than simply blocking ads and have accused them of "interfering, changing and potentially censoring web content"

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April 11, 2016

Microsoft Edge becomes an adblocker… of sorts

Microsoft's Edge browser will start blocking Flash ads. Sort of. Not that Redmond is saying ads are bad, or dangerous, just power-hungry...

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February 15, 2016

Are adblocker blockers really THAT bad? [Chet Chat Podcast 231]

Join our experts for the latest episode of our award-winning security podcast...

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February 01, 2016

Adblocker blockers move to a whole new level

Hold onto your hats! This article is about adblocking, always a windswept topic when we discuss it on Naked Security...

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November 09, 2015

Just one lousy Facebook selfie… 60 Second Security

Here's the latest episode of our quick-fire security news video - all in just 1 minute. Enjoy...

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