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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Take a look at this browser extension: https://adnauseam.io/

As online advertising becomes ever more ubiquitous and unsanctioned, AdNauseam works to complete the cycle by automating ad clicks universally and blindly on behalf of its users. Built atop uBlock Origin, AdNauseam quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks' databases. As the collected data gathered shows an omnivorous click-stream, user tracking, targeting and surveillance become futile.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    AdNauseam quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks' databases

    Do those clicks appear to be coming from me, or from some random fake identity?

    False floods of data or not, there are some things I'd rather not have any identifiable contact with at all.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    From my understanding, they appear to be coming from you- that's kinda the point.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It should atleast poison any data they gather about you right? Since you're not ever going to realistically click on any of these ads, it would now look like anything and everything interests you

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    it would now look like anything and everything interests you

    That could get you on some interesting lists.

    Personally, I'd rather not have any database think I was interested in certain topics, no matter how false that data is.

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