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The big idea is to block advertisements and tracking scripts that pillage your personal data and replace them with ads supplied by the browser—--ads that respect your privacy and don't slow your ...
In the last week or so I've noticed that javascript in the forums (i *think* ads from static.fmpub.net) make the site unbelievably slow. The only way to fix it on my machine (Mac 12" PowerBook) is ...
Popular JavaScript library starts showing ads in its terminal Developer comes up with a new method of funding open-source projects. Community reaction not entirely favorable.
After last week a popular JavaScript library started showing full-blown ads in the npm command-line interface, npm, Inc., the company that runs the npm tool and website, has taken a stance and ...
A mobile advertising company has written a JavaScript library that makes Flash advertisements viewable on devices such as the iPad, working aroundApple’s opposition to Adobe Systems ...
Once javascript is on the ad network and gets distributed, it runs in the user’s browser; the attacker would have control as long as the user is on the page hosting the ad.