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Re:Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his I... by sellyme on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @11:11AM (#28445828)
In that case no-one has violated your privacy - your wallpaper is private, so friend A didn't, and you invited friend B over, so they definitely didn't.

I would entertain the idea that friend A is being a bit of a douchebag by painting stuff all over your house without you asking them to, but if you subscribe to that thought process you'd already be running an ad-blocker and this scenario wouldn't ever occur in the first place.

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Re:Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his I... by picardythird on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:17PM (#28463745)
Having to use an ad-blocker for this purpose is a band-aid for a much deeper problem. Running a website isn't free and I want to support them by not blocking their ads. But when the ads are part of a scheme that targets my private and personal information, I'm no longer willing to hold up my end of that contract.
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