Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by icebraining on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @04:24AM
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The cost to the viewer is ultimately a few cents of electricity
For a regular computer plugged-in to a real electricity network, maybe. For a person on battery, or trying to charge their device before going out, or on a limited power supply (e.g. small home battery supplied by solar panel, or a car charger), it's more than that.
For a regular computer plugged-in to a real electricity network, maybe. For a person on battery, or trying to charge their device before going out, or on a limited power supply (e.g. small home battery supplied by solar panel, or a car charger), it's more than that.