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Re:Ad campaign runs cryptocurrency miners while unwitting us... by ben_jones on Friday January 26, 2018 @03:45PM (#16242743)
Do we trust the competency of ad providers to normalize for low powered devices? If I read an article on some small news outlet or indie blog using my phone, will my hand get burned off?
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Re:Ad campaign runs cryptocurrency miners while unwitting us... by devereaux on Friday January 26, 2018 @03:49PM (#16242787)
I trust their financial interest. A cellphone will not mine enough to be profitable, so they will serve a regular ad instead.
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Re:Ad campaign runs cryptocurrency miners while unwitting us... by adrianN on Friday January 26, 2018 @04:08PM (#16242911)
A normal CPU probably won't mine enough to be profitable either, but since the users pays for electricity, not the advertiser, I don't see the incentive.
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Re:Ad campaign runs cryptocurrency miners while unwitting us... by devereaux on Friday January 26, 2018 @04:29PM (#16243057)
Dust (UXTO with small amounts) would make them incur greater transaction fees when trying to access their account.

BTW, it is interesting my comments offering an explanation are being downvoted.

I guess cryptocurrency discussions are driven by passion, not by logic.

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Re:Ad campaign runs cryptocurrency miners while unwitting us... by stordoff on Sunday January 28, 2018 @09:13PM (#16254866)
Wouldn't they just mine to a pool (private pool if enough clients)? I'm not sure why an inefficient client would lead to additional fees.
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