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Re:There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broa... by conanbatt on Sunday December 16, 2018 @12:46PM (#18694117)
Its truly incredible. I also had to stop using ad-block due to some work-related regulations, and I should demand compensation from the state on that.

What is most noticeable to me is how wasteful advertising is. I've seen some of the same ad 1000 times, and im just not going to buy that damn car. I cant drive!

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Re:There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broa... by xur17 on Sunday December 16, 2018 @01:04PM (#18694197)
> I also had to stop using ad-block due to some work-related regulations, and I should demand compensation from the state on that.

I'd love to hear more about this if you don't mind.

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Re:There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broa... by conanbatt on Sunday December 16, 2018 @03:39PM (#18695088)
I work in healthcare: any plugin with access to your rendered pages is a massive liability.
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Re:There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broa... by pjc50 on Sunday December 16, 2018 @05:21PM (#18695616)
Interesting that having ads profile the browser - and in many cases the ads or metrics have access to the page - isn't. I wonder if you could persuade them to drop a few domains at the router.
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Re:There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broa... by Terretta on Monday December 17, 2018 @12:07AM (#18697009)
Get the IT guy to switch to Zscalar, Adguard, or similar ad blocking DNS:

https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html

At home, I believe the software defined mesh routers from Eero offer a subscription with Zscalar’s malware and ad blocking DNS, 1Password Family, and VPN.

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Re:There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broa... by philpem on Sunday December 16, 2018 @02:44PM (#18694777)
I'd guess it's either "browser plugins are banned" or "one of the advertising companies might sue us."
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