So what do you guys think of this story?
CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web browsers
Seems like there may be some developments where this kind of... mining cookie?... technology would be implemented in the place of traditional ads.
To me, this goes against the promise of privacy that cryptocurrency is supposed to represent. I also wonder how this format would change when every BitCoin has been mined?
On the other hand, I do like envisioning an online world where we are not being bombarded with advertisements 24/7. As long as this script doesn't add too much of a processing load on the individual computers its being loaded to, I don't think I would mind.
At least, not at the moment.
What are your thoughts? Gimme some feedback in those comments below!
If you're still bombarded with advertisements, FFS PLEASE install adblock for your own security!!! (look up malvertisement).
The problem with the coin hive monero mining script is that it will use 100% CPU by default, which in some cases even makes the webpage itself unusable.
Also you're causing power costs to your users without their consent (note: I'm aware there are also some bad ads that use 50+% CPU for badly coded animations, that would cause the same problem).
However about mining vs ads, both have disadvantages and advantages. I think in the end it should come to user consent (no matter if it's the user's CPU power or personal data).
Also one part about the coin hive mining script that might be acceptable is the captcha and urls shortener services, which they offer as well.
btw. before the CBS news broke, there were also reports about other pages that used that script (but it seems to be removed by now as well): https://steemit.com/scam/@poly2k/new-cryptocurrency-javascript-framework-used-for-scam
daaaaamn lol. are you fior real
Apparently it's real. The article even shows pieces of the script... kinda scary right?
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