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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by phailhaus on Monday September 18, 2017 @10:55AM (#15276459)
> Ads, and sneaky cryptocoin mining scripts, are underhand attempts at having a cake and eating it too

Like I already said, I'm fine with it if they're transparent about what they're doing. Miners should not run by default, they should get the user's permission first. If they refuse, don't serve the site.

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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by TeMPOraL on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:15AM (#15276631)
Yes, we agree on that. If and only if they're transparent about the requirements, they can demand whatever they want. They're also free to back those requirements up with tech to get rid of the users who, as you called it, feel entitled anyway.
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