Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser
by Arnt on Thursday April 20, 2017 @06:39AM
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And indeed: "ad formats such as pop-ups, auto-playing video ads with sound and “prestitial” ads with countdown timers are deemed to be “beneath a threshold of consumer acceptability.”"
Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser
by throwaway91111 on Thursday April 20, 2017 @10:46AM
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Stopping fingerprinting is virtually impossible.
A concrete example: Chrome is in a position to block those who use canvas/webgl fingerprinting for user tracking, and Google's ad business can avoid being blocked by not doing that.