On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:48:08 +0200 "M. Fioretti" <mfioretti@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > from what I read at https://adnauseam.io/, AdNauseam does something > else, and its purpose has nothing to do with performance. It DOES > download > the ads, specifically to "click" on them. Why do you say that it > could make > Firefox faster? > > Quite curious, > Marco > I visited the link you provided (thanks!), and read the academic paper about adnauseum. In that paper, on page 5, there is this quote: """ At the extreme left, the tool’s clicks are undetectable (as there are none), and AdNauseam then functions like a standard blocker, simply blocking and hiding ads. """ They are talking about the slider that sets the probability of how often bogus clicks are generated for ads. The extreme left is 0%, so clicks are never generated. On page 6, though, they show a comparison of several strategies in comparison to adnauseum. If blocking ads is the only consideration, ublock-origin seems to be the best solution. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
