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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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"i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You guys get ads? 😈

Actually I'm always surprised at how pervasive they are. I keep thinking the way my home infra is set up is normal and people are exaggerating about ads for lulz.

But every now and then when I jump on a unfiltered system I realise "No, no they are not".

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Its crazy how much people put up with it every time I see someone elses browser I ask them why they dont use an ad blocker and I always gets some nothing reply.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Have you installed Bonzi Buddy yet?

[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have no idea what that is, so let me look it up...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BonziBuddy

Huh; must have missed that one back in the day! Though I do recall the Homer Simpson that was like that, and e-sheep

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I remember pushing my mom to install one that had a black and white cat wander around the desktop and on top of windows one time when she had to take me to work.

I found a video of a newer version (with bonus Bonzi Buddy), but it doesn't appear to do the walking along the tops of your windows that I remember.

Appropriately for the topic of this thread, it was all an advertisement for Purina Pet Food