Really, Kinja?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 04/30/2019 at 09:49 • Filed to: None

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I’ve started getting this randomly on other Kinja sites . This isn’t me, right? This is some kind of spam bullshit? I have to close the tab and start over. Ain’t no way I’m clicking any of thos e buttons.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 04/30/2019 at 09:56

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never seen it

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/30/2019 at 09:56

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I started getting it yesterday on Deadspin .

facw > ttyymmnn 04/30/2019 at 09:57

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Yeah, I wouldn’t click that. Probably a malicious ad.

user314 > ttyymmnn 04/30/2019 at 10:00

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Just say no. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 04/30/2019 at 10:00

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Get more adblockers.

I’m running AdBlock Plus, Privacy Badger & Ghostery (on Chrome). 

ttyymmnn > facw 04/30/2019 at 10:01

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What I get for turning off my adblock on Kinja. 

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/30/2019 at 10:01

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I’m running Ublock, but it messes with Kinja functionality so I’ve been putting up with the ads. This might be a deal breaker though.

facw > ttyymmnn 04/30/2019 at 10:02

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Yep, I want to support Kinja, but they have some bad control on the ads they show.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 04/30/2019 at 10:10

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I occasionally have to adjust settings due to changes in Kinja, etc. but I try to block as much as I possibly can.

I know I’m an “old” for wanting to retain some level of personal privacy, but they can pry my VPN* from my cold, dead hands...

* I don’t actually use a VPN, but I feel like I probably should to really get the anonymity I want. I’m also on Facebook, so... ¯\_()_/¯

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/30/2019 at 10:23

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I know what VPN stands for but that’s about it. I should probably do more, but I figure if somebody is really that hard up to find out my info they will. I am not, however, on Facebook, nor to I Twit. 

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/30/2019 at 10:27

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I mean a VPN doesn’t really get you any more privacy. It just means that instead of your ISP knowing what you are looking at, instead your VPN knows what you are looking at. Now obviously your VPN might be more trustworthy, and you probably have more choices, but you are still leaking the same information.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 04/30/2019 at 10:47

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Yeah, but having a non-constant IP address has to make it a whole lot harder for companies to track or identify you.

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/30/2019 at 10:59

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I mean it makes it harder, but it’s still pretty trivial, given all the other methods they use. IP isn’t even very good today because many mobile devices are NATed (not say nothing of NAT on home networks).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 04/30/2019 at 11:17

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They are clearly good at what they do...

What all do you do to protect your personal privacy? 

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/30/2019 at 11:27

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I mostly don’t. Having worked in the online ad business briefly, I think it’s unlikely that any reasonable measure offers much protection (especially when I’m here signed into gmail at all times), and the threat is low to me .

Mainly I support the EFF and hope that eventually there will be decent privacy legislation passed.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 04/30/2019 at 11:42

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I’m glad that European countries are getting serious about it (for good reason - Germany’s history...), and I’m hoping some of the protections they’re getting will spread to the Western world, and maybe one day the whole world. Sadly, what’s more likely is that we’ll have a more and more segmented internet, where results and tracking will be completely varied place-by-place.

Somewhat related: t he Chinese Social Credit Score system is some serious Black Mirror dy stopian future shit.