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Re:Google Web Designer by debacle on Monday September 30, 2013 @04:38PM (#6472207)
The people providing the content are still being supported by the monetization scheme - you're taking money from them when you use their content without viewing their ads.
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Re:Google Web Designer by mike-cardwell on Monday September 30, 2013 @05:30PM (#6472505)
No. Those people are exposing us to mass cross-site tracking before we even get to see their content, without our permission, and without most people even knowing it's happening.
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Re:Google Web Designer by diminoten on Monday September 30, 2013 @06:41PM (#6472846)
Visiting a site is giving that site permission to run whatever it wants in your browser/on your computer.

The only winning move is to not visit a site.

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Re:Google Web Designer by ris on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @06:15AM (#6475204)
"Visiting a site is giving that site permission to run whatever it wants in your browser/on your computer."

No, it really isn't.

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Re:Google Web Designer by diminoten on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @10:49AM (#6476531)
Way to add to the discussion.
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Re:Google Web Designer by mike-cardwell on Friday October 04, 2013 @07:29AM (#6494719)
"Visiting a site is giving that site permission to run whatever it wants in your browser/on your computer."

Unless you configure your browser otherwise. Which is what I'm recommending people do.

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Re:Google Web Designer by codygman on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @02:43AM (#6481046)
IIRC running a program meant to delete the users computer on your website would likely get you in a bit of trouble.
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