Zack Whittaker reports: Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving malicious online adverts. A new report published Thursday by the University of Toronto lab, which investigates surveillance and digital rights abuses, said an Israeli company called Discover-Tech…

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    3 days ago

    “Ads”? Sorry, I’ve been diligently protecting myself with the help of our lord and saviour Ublock Origin for years now.

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      24 hours ago

      The one that Google changed the web spec to defeat. Thank goodness for pfblocker (or pihole), but Raymond Hill has probably singlehandedly done more to keep the web safe and usable than anyone. Man should get a medal.