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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by malfist on Monday February 02, 2026 @09:47AM (#46856636)
It also pollutes the data collection on you by advertisers. If you're seemingly interested in EVERYTHING they have no clue about you.
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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by mminer237 on Monday February 02, 2026 @06:41PM (#46863947)
I mean, you're also telling them almost every site you visit. That's strictly worse from a privacy perspective than blocking ads outright.
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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by prophesi on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @01:47AM (#46867406)
https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/3112/ObfuscationA-User-s-G...
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