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  • Ad blocking — Chrome enters the mix

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    If you’re already using an ad blocker with your favorite Web browsers, you’re in good company. Eliminating the clutter and distraction is one thing (which some browsers’ Reader View can do). But ad clutter also slows down page loading, consumes more battery power, and poses some privacy and security risks. Google and Facebook command the

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  • Ad blocking — the controversy and the future

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    So, you used Google to search for a new clock. Maybe you also viewed some clocks on Amazon. Later you noticed many ads on other pages for clocks. Yes, that’s the result of tracking your web browsing. Are you okay with that? Did you consent? Are you using an ad blocker? Is it ethical to

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  • Trust, ad-blocking, and do-not-track reality check

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    So, you’ve been using an ad-blocker and set your Web browsers to not accept cookies and enabled their option / preference to not track you. How’s that working? Well, Re/code’s article “Understanding ‘Do Not Track’: Truth and Consequences” discusses the reality. Make no mistake, this challenge started with publishers. Although many people in the ad

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  • Ad Blockers — another study re time and money

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    I found this recent Tech Times “iOS Ad Blockers Help You Browse Faster And Save Money, NYT Study Finds” article regarding a study by the New York Times of ad blockers interesting — in particular, the quantitative diagrams showing all the items, especially scripts, which are loaded without an ad blocker on various popular sites.

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  • Ad blocking — Heinlein, Friedman redux

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    Well, the game’s afoot. Are you using ad blocking? PC World’s “The price of free: how Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google sell you to advertisers” article summaries how four major companies handle collection of personal data when you use their products and services. Because the latest version of Windows is always asking for information in

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