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Re:The Wall Street Journal has built a paywall that bends to... by mmaurizi on Thursday February 22, 2018 @06:36PM (#16442646)
What if the site used your GPU to mine 5 cents worth of cryptocurrency while you read the article?
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Re:The Wall Street Journal has built a paywall that bends to... by Joe-Z on Thursday February 22, 2018 @06:53PM (#16442763)
Not the GP, but: nope. Someone grabbing 5 cents from my wallet is not the same as me giving someone 5 cents voluntarily.
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Re:The Wall Street Journal has built a paywall that bends to... by kemitche on Friday February 23, 2018 @01:06AM (#16444566)
It would not have to be involuntary. They could put up the paywall with a message that says "Click here to let us mine 5 cents of crypto. We'll let you view this article in exchange."
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Re:The Wall Street Journal has built a paywall that bends to... by Joe-Z on Friday February 23, 2018 @03:18AM (#16444960)
You're right, I guess letting some unknown entity use my stuff just feels weird. Money is the perfect medium for impersonal exchange of goods and services.
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