The__Guy_Fawkes@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · edit-216 hours agoHere is how to help fight against zero-click spyware. "Online ads weaponised to deliver zero-click spyware, researchers say"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up195arrow-down1imageHere is how to help fight against zero-click spyware. "Online ads weaponised to deliver zero-click spyware, researchers say"lemmy.worldThe__Guy_Fawkes@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · edit-216 hours agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
Always use ad blockers! There is spyware that doesn’t even require you to click on it: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/15/israeli-firm-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware-researchers-say
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 hours ago“Personalized” means “allow ad network to run scripts on your device without notifying you further.” It’s related.
minus-squareGhoelian@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoUmm no? Personalised means the ads you get served have been chosen for the interests tied to your advertising id. Turning it off just means you get generic ads not targeted to you.
“Personalized” means “allow ad network to run scripts on your device without notifying you further.”
It’s related.
Umm no? Personalised means the ads you get served have been chosen for the interests tied to your advertising id. Turning it off just means you get generic ads not targeted to you.