downpunxx@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoAd Blocking is Cyber Securitymessage-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1516arrow-down1message-squareAd Blocking is Cyber Securitydownpunxx@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareboomhauer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’m a noob, can you elaborate?
minus-squareCookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoScam and Viruses come with ads very often, they also contain a shit load of tracking.
minus-squareelscallr@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoAds are common attack vectors. Blocking them is a matter of security.
minus-squareCatsrules@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoLots of scams and even computer viruses will be sent out though the ad network so it is best to just block all ads so you don’t have to interact with potentially bad add.
I’m a noob, can you elaborate?
Scam and Viruses come with ads very often, they also contain a shit load of tracking.
Ads are common attack vectors. Blocking them is a matter of security.
Lots of scams and even computer viruses will be sent out though the ad network so it is best to just block all ads so you don’t have to interact with potentially bad add.