(01-21-2018, 05:52 PM)hmelton Wrote: It has been demonstrated many times that advertisements, especially advertisements that use a lot of computing resources are a big vulnerability and it is wise to stay away from sites that demand a large amount of computing resources for advertisement.
I started using and ad blocker because this one site that I visited regularly had animated ads that broke my browser. I find my web experience so much pleasanter without the advertising.
More recently, I discovered the EFF's browser extension, Privacy Badger which blocks third party trackers.