Open source ad blockers are a potentially effective technology for energy conservation. Globally, uBlock Origin could save consumers more than $1.8 billion/year(study). The uBlock Origin is a free and open-source, cross-platform browser extension for content filtering-primarily aimed at neutralizing privacy invasion in an efficient, user-friendly method.
It is not only an ad blocker, it’s also a malicious content blocker. There is one adblocker we recommend above all others and that is uBlock Origin. Its members deployed ad blockers voluntarily…” ( Read more here.) The NSA and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released public guidance in recent years advising the use of ad blockers as a security protection, but the IC itself wasn’t required to adopt the measure. The fact that the IC views ads as an unnecessary risk and even a threat speaks to long-standing problems with the industry. Attackers who try to run malicious ads on unscrupulous ad networks or taint legitimate-looking ads can steal data or sneak malware onto your device if you click, or sometimes by exploiting web vulnerabilities. “You may use an ad blocker to make your browsing experience more pleasant, but the tools also have potential defense benefits. ‘The IC has implemented network-based ad-blocking technologies and uses information from several layers, including Domain Name System information, to block unwanted and malicious advertising content,’ the IC chief information officer wrote in the letter.
“A letter to Congress shared with Motherboard shows that the US National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and other members of the Intelligence Community use ad blockers on their networks as a security protection. In a recent “Wired” article we learned that even the CIA and NSA are using adblockers for protection from malicious ads and popups. According to “Wired”… And we’ve featured uBlock Origin before, but now there’s even more reason than ever to use uBlock Origin – it can help you stay safer on the web. Some are tech support repairs scams some are useless but harmless scamware and freeware bundles some contain links that lead to poisoned sites some ads can even install malware when clicked. While it’s true, most advertisements can be annoying, most are benign. We’ve noticed more often lately how many bad things can happen when advertisements are displayed.
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