• Bilb!@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    A script that shows a modal box or whatever when something fails to load as expected need not spy on you to function, but maybe I’m reading into a funny post more than I should be.

    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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      2 days ago

      You’re technically correct (the best kind of correct).

      It’s trivial to attempt a connection to an ad server and detect the failure and display a dialog.

      The problem is that (publishers don’t want to acknowledge) there’s no difference between advertising and malware.