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Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web... by ruytlm on Monday September 25, 2017 @08:20PM (#15335244)
It makes sense while the coins have value; I wonder what value they would retain if every website started doing this.

Also, I question whether it's a sensible use of electricity on the whole.

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Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web... by lurker456 on Monday September 25, 2017 @08:24PM (#15335259)
I hate it being done without informed consent. It's also a huge waste of electricity. On the plus side it could lead to micropayment funded instead of ad-funded sites.
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Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web... by flukus on Monday September 25, 2017 @08:41PM (#15335306)
> I hate it being done without informed consent.

I'm more worried about the precedent, "informed consent" can always be buried deep in a T&C document.

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Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web... by rhizome on Monday September 25, 2017 @09:28PM (#15335484)
"consent" can perhaps be buried, but I doubt it would be found to be informed.
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