Adblock or Similar to brouse PH
Poll: Adblock or Similar to brouse PH
Total Members Polled: 490
Discussion
4x4Tyke said:
Alternatively, I could be an expert with a computer science degree and 20 years of experience in internet software development who knows how to keep the multiple browsers on multiple computers at work and home free from malware.
The 81% poll result is a self selecting sample and I hear exactly the same things said by family & friends when they want me to 'fix' their computers and in most cases the primary problem is browser hijacking for the purposes of click fraud.
You can read more about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking
The two most common complaints are search redirection and full page adverts and you can read about some of the other defining characteristics at https://www.malwarebytes.org/pup/
I don't need need to read about it thanks, certainly not from wiki or malwarebytes, I keep my company network secure just fine. Check out the website feedback section and see how many threads there are about the PH adverts, it's not malware it's just a terrible advertising model.The 81% poll result is a self selecting sample and I hear exactly the same things said by family & friends when they want me to 'fix' their computers and in most cases the primary problem is browser hijacking for the purposes of click fraud.
You can read more about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking
The two most common complaints are search redirection and full page adverts and you can read about some of the other defining characteristics at https://www.malwarebytes.org/pup/
On my Mac I use AdBlock + Ghostery to banish those pesky and very ANNOYING adverts.
On my iPad I switch off Javascript which kills most ads dead and speeds up webpage load time quite substantially, if the website requires Javascript it's easy enough to switch it back on again and reload the page. iPad > Settings > Safari > Advanced > Javascript ON/OFF.
On my iPad I switch off Javascript which kills most ads dead and speeds up webpage load time quite substantially, if the website requires Javascript it's easy enough to switch it back on again and reload the page. iPad > Settings > Safari > Advanced > Javascript ON/OFF.
noscript does the same thing slectively on mac meanwhile.
If all you want to do is read for information then Adblock or equiv is simply essential to making the bloody web usable these days. For all those marketeers and businesses claiming blockers are killing them - well you dumped all over 'our' bandwidth & goodwill first, screw you.
If all you want to do is read for information then Adblock or equiv is simply essential to making the bloody web usable these days. For all those marketeers and businesses claiming blockers are killing them - well you dumped all over 'our' bandwidth & goodwill first, screw you.
Browsing on my Samsung Tab S was a horrendous experience - the 8.4" screen is big enough that sites supply the desktop version rather than mobile, along with all the crap that comes with it such as ads, videos, audio... It was borderline unusable until I rooted it and installed an adblocker. Yep, I tripped the KNOX switch in order to be able to use it properly.
My HTC One M8 isn't quite so bad as it picks up the mobile versions of sites which tend, on the whole, to carry fewer adverts (or certainly not as data/performance-intensive as desktop sites). That said, it does piss me off when sites on my phone load video ads - I'm not paying for bandwidth for them to advertise to me, that's just f
king rude.
My next phone will be a Nexus 6P and that's getting rooted day one.
My HTC One M8 isn't quite so bad as it picks up the mobile versions of sites which tend, on the whole, to carry fewer adverts (or certainly not as data/performance-intensive as desktop sites). That said, it does piss me off when sites on my phone load video ads - I'm not paying for bandwidth for them to advertise to me, that's just f
king rude.My next phone will be a Nexus 6P and that's getting rooted day one.
darrenw said:
I'm currently making a Pi-Hole for the house, so I won't need to run ad blocking software on each device: http://pi-hole.net/
Just done that using a Pi model B - thank you very much; works a treat.treetops said:
Display advertising is a total waste of money I don't know why companies bother. Google Bob Hoffman and you'll read why.
While I agree that for most of us, the actual adverts are a waste of everyone's time, except Haymarket.They will be gaining revenue for each of the ads. Each 'hit' is a tiny amount of money, but it adds up.
This will obviously be old news to some here but;
When you join the site, there is an (almost) instant auction amongst numerous brands for your ad space, based principally upon your cookie data.
This takes less than a second most of the time so you don't even
This is becoming quite clever.
For example; you purchased a new mobile online last week.
This week, your 'space' is up for auction, so they see the cookie data confirming you already bought a phone from them, so they bid low. If they win the auction, then they show you phone insurance or accessories, instead of phones. Showing you phones would more likely annoy you rather than induce you to click.
So the website owners have contracts with the companies that hold the auctions.
Everyone makes a bit, and everyone (except us), is happy.
I guess Haymarket has to make it's money somehow.
Edited by Goaty Bill 2 on Sunday 13th December 00:21
Goaty Bill 2 said:
treetops said:
Display advertising is a total waste of money I don't know why companies bother. Google Bob Hoffman and you'll read why.
While I agree that for most of us, the actual adverts are a waste of everyone's time, except Haymarket.They will be gaining revenue for each of the ads. Each 'hit' is a tiny amount of money, but it adds up.
This will obviously be old news to some here but;
When you join the site, there is an (almost) instant auction amongst numerous brands for your ad space, based principally upon your cookie data.
This takes less than a second most of the time so you don't even know it's happening.
This is becoming quite clever.
For example; you purchased a new mobile online last week.
This week, your 'space' is up for auction, so they see the cookie data confirming you already bought a phone from them, so they bid low. If they win the auction, then they show you phone insurance or accessories, instead of phones. Showing you phones would more likely annoy you rather than induce you to click.
So the website owners have contracts with the companies that hold the auctions.
Everyone makes a bit, and everyone (except us), is happy.
I guess Haymarket has to make it's money somehow.
I don't mind banners
I don't like those that run down the side and follow your scrolling (have not seen any of those on here though) and I hate the ones that make sounds.
I use adblock at home but can't put it on my browser at work - as another poster said it is the long loading times for the pages which is most irritating. I don't use PH when at home.
But it's a business and has to pay it's way somehow. I enjoy the forums so I don't block the ads.
B.
I don't like those that run down the side and follow your scrolling (have not seen any of those on here though) and I hate the ones that make sounds.
I use adblock at home but can't put it on my browser at work - as another poster said it is the long loading times for the pages which is most irritating. I don't use PH when at home.
But it's a business and has to pay it's way somehow. I enjoy the forums so I don't block the ads.
B.
darrenw said:
Every now and then when I try PH on a new machine/device I remember just how bad it is without an adblocker. I don't know how people use the web without one.
I'm currently making a Pi-Hole for the house, so I won't need to run ad blocking software on each device: http://pi-hole.net/
Ooo, I like that idea!I'm currently making a Pi-Hole for the house, so I won't need to run ad blocking software on each device: http://pi-hole.net/
Well I've just installed uBlock Origin (thanks for the link) simply because of the very slow page load times due to the adverts.
Like others I understand why PH has adverts but when they affect the load times so badly surely they are counter productive?
Like others I understand why PH has adverts but when they affect the load times so badly surely they are counter productive?
Edited by skeggysteve on Sunday 13th December 18:53
skeggysteve said:
Well I've just installed uBlock Origin (thanks for the link) simply because of the very slow page load times due to the adverts.
Like other I understand why PH has adverts but when they affect the load times so badly surely they are counter productive?
+1Like other I understand why PH has adverts but when they affect the load times so badly surely they are counter productive?
Much better and quicker than AdBlock.
evil len said:
I've just installed Adblock as a result of this thread 
Uninstall it and swap to ublock origin.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-o...
Funk said:
evil len said:
I've just installed Adblock as a result of this thread
Uninstall it and swap to ublock origin.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-o...
whoami said:
Funk said:
evil len said:
I've just installed Adblock as a result of this thread
Uninstall it and swap to ublock origin.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-o...
I also run PrivacyBadger too: https://www.eff.org/privacybadger
Edited by Funk on Sunday 13th December 23:31
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