▲ 352 ▼ Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware (www.scientificamerican.com) submitted 2 years ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/technology@lemmy.world 76 comments fedilink hide all child comments An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.