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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by infecto on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:48AM (#46857320)
You are just wrong on many levels and keep repeating the same mistruths.
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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by rvnx on Monday February 02, 2026 @12:11PM (#46858403)
Well, you can argument instead of saying "you are wrong", what's wrong with the last example ?

Because both fake requests are intended to cause financial harm.

Individually they are harmless, it's when you repeat them that it causes the damage.

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