AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on behalf of users

Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by mgiampapa on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @09:56PM (#37230978)

This may not be the best title, it's the desired function of the add-on to generate noise and making tracking and targeting less useful. There is nothing hidden about what it is doing for the user.

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by nextaccountic on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @10:04PM (#37231027)

Yes, I think that this title should be changed to reflect that this is the intended behavior. Like "AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork that automatically click ads on behalf of users"

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by 3np on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @09:58PM (#37230997)

I did a slight edit now, hope that makes it more clear.

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by cottsak on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @10:37PM (#37231257)

s/fork silently clicking ads on behalf of users/fork defending users by silently clicking ads

I came here with the revised title assuming malicious intent from the fork. I now know thats not how it works. So my title rename is just a suggestion to further clarify the intent. hth

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by brianmorris10 on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @10:42PM (#37231275)

I don't understand all this fork talk

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by vlark on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @11:22PM (#37231494)

Just wait till they get on about spoons.

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by po8tin on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @11:21PM (#37231491)

AdNauseun source code is forked from uBlock?

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by gnicholas on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @10:34PM (#37231242)

I think “that automatically” is the key part of the suggestion.

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Re:AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on be... by error9348 on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @10:59PM (#37231367)

the word "clicking" to me suggests a change in behavior/new bug. ".. to silently click .." would remove that suggestion.

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