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minus-squareBilb!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95arrow-down3·1 day agoA 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.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down2·1 day agoYou’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.
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.
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.