Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware

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Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware
scientificamerican.com

An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.

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I do so love my Pihole. I forget how many ads are all over websites until I load up some site on a machine outside of my network.

I need to get a new modem/router. My arris that came with my fiber internet screws up my ability to remote connect to Plex and it won't let me set up a pihole.

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