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Banner ads on here
In recent days, when I click on a thread or post, up pops a full screen banner ad for.......Vista print !.
This is, I feel, a totally unwarranted intrusion even allowing for the commercial aspect of this site and hence I would like to know if it is possible to negate this please.
This is, I feel, a totally unwarranted intrusion even allowing for the commercial aspect of this site and hence I would like to know if it is possible to negate this please.
"Do a search, on the net, for Ad Block Plus for your particular browser. Install it and see how you go."
Will go under the name of Adblock Latitude if you are using Pale Moon browser.
Will go under the name of Adblock Latitude if you are using Pale Moon browser.
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Theft of my bandwidth, and given the propensity for ad servers being hijacked (a general comment, not directed at PPRuNe) the potential for theft of money and identity. It just isn't worth the risk.
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It's not theft as by using the site you agree to it's Ts&Cs which include the display of banner ads.
I agree with the hijack comment but that is unfortunate and luckily is rare with reputable companies.
I agree with the hijack comment but that is unfortunate and luckily is rare with reputable companies.
What terms and conditions would those be? If I visit PPRuNe without being logged in I'm presented with advertising without agreeing to anything. If I join PPRuNe there is no mention of requiring the display or viewing ads in the terms and conditions. I checked. What I choose to display on my screen or download is entirely at my discretion.
The reputation of the company says very little about the reputation of the ads being served - many reputable companies have served dodgy ads because they do nothing to vet the adverts that appear on their website by entirely outsourcing advertising to third parties.
The reputation of the company says very little about the reputation of the ads being served - many reputable companies have served dodgy ads because they do nothing to vet the adverts that appear on their website by entirely outsourcing advertising to third parties.
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These ones: Terms of Use
The very fact you visit the site means you automatically agree to the terms and conditions unless you choose to opt-out (not visit the site) and to the content that is being displayed.
Not necessarily. Google invests a large amount of time, computing power and money into it's ad platform to vet and categorise ads appropriately. Not only does it uphold the reputation of the service but the improved categorisation and serving of ads (using AI and machine learning) increases click rates and interaction as they are being served to people who are genuinely interested in those ads.
If I visit PPRuNe without being logged in I'm presented with advertising without agreeing to anything. If I join PPRuNe there is no mention of requiring the display or viewing ads in the terms and conditions. I checked. What I choose to display on my screen or download is entirely at my discretion.
The reputation of the company says very little about the reputation of the ads being served - many reputable companies have served dodgy ads because they do nothing to vet the adverts that appear on their website by entirely outsourcing advertising to third parties.
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Do a search, on the net, for Ad Block Plus for your particular browser. Install it and see how you go.
Be careful with Adblock. I was using it for a while until I discovered it was interfering with other sites I use including online banking where it prevented a menú from showing when I logged in.
So crab, you think that ad blocking is "comparable to theft"!
Here is a confession: sometimes when I am watching free to air tv I mute the sound when the ads come on; when I used to use a VCR I would fast forward though the ads; and when an ad pops up on Pprune I ignore it.
According to you I would be a recalcitrant criminal.
I see nothing in the terms and conditions which says I have to pay any attention to the ads I see on this site.
Here is a confession: sometimes when I am watching free to air tv I mute the sound when the ads come on; when I used to use a VCR I would fast forward though the ads; and when an ad pops up on Pprune I ignore it.
According to you I would be a recalcitrant criminal.
I see nothing in the terms and conditions which says I have to pay any attention to the ads I see on this site.
I think that almost every ad I've seen on PPRuNe has been absolutely irrelevant for me because of either product (in which I have no interest whatsoever), or location (directed at people in another country - usually on the other side of the globe). This for me is spam, and I choose to block spam in whatever way is convenient and effective; especially when I have to pay to receive it.
Now if they advertise Amateur Radio gear or Photographic equipment (Canon if you will please), I will certainly show a little more interest.....
FOR
Now if they advertise Amateur Radio gear or Photographic equipment (Canon if you will please), I will certainly show a little more interest.....
FOR
crablab, please indicate the relevant clause in the terms and conditions that forces me to display advertising.
There is no such thing as agreeing to unknown terms and conditions by merely viewing visiting a site. You've swallowed some very weird coolaid.
By viewing this post you've agreed to give me all your money and have your head star as the subject of a "Will it Blend?". See how ridiculous your claim is?
There is no such thing as agreeing to unknown terms and conditions by merely viewing visiting a site. You've swallowed some very weird coolaid.
By viewing this post you've agreed to give me all your money and have your head star as the subject of a "Will it Blend?". See how ridiculous your claim is?
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If youre getting a full screen ad po up when you click a link then its your PC that has a problem not the website you are visiting. Try malwarebytes to scan your puter for viruses or try another browser.
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First, thank you for your replies and advice.
As with all things IT related, I've found it's better to wait a while before replying.
An update therefore.
Earlier this week, a full banner page for a porn video appeared, and was blocked, by Norton.
Two days later, another banner ad for a "War games" site appeared. This had no obscene content and was passed, as it were, by Norton.
Yesterday, I received a banner ad saying my Flash Adobe was out of date and to upgrade now...which I didn't.
I have carried out a malware check and nothing has come back.
I would also say, and this is purely for the info for any site techies please, that may be following this, that, it is only on this site that I get such ads.
As with all things IT related, I've found it's better to wait a while before replying.
An update therefore.
Earlier this week, a full banner page for a porn video appeared, and was blocked, by Norton.
Two days later, another banner ad for a "War games" site appeared. This had no obscene content and was passed, as it were, by Norton.
Yesterday, I received a banner ad saying my Flash Adobe was out of date and to upgrade now...which I didn't.
I have carried out a malware check and nothing has come back.
I would also say, and this is purely for the info for any site techies please, that may be following this, that, it is only on this site that I get such ads.
So 3 days ago I looked at the website of a hotel here in Hungary & within 24 hours I started seeing ads for that same hotel on Pprune.
Co incidence?
Co incidence?
K n C, a Malware exploit has being doing the rounds by saying your Adobe Flash needs to be updated or some such reason.
A search on it will tell you more. Wise move to have ignored it.
A search on it will tell you more. Wise move to have ignored it.
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It sounds very similar to the page/experience I have referred to on the 'mac scam' thread. I was just mooching around the prune website and suddenly got a full page banner ad telling me to update my adobe flash etc. It looked very suspicious, and given that I had not gone to any obvious page requiring videos etc I was very perplexed by it. Do have a look at the thread if your are interested.
After years of resistance I went the Ad Blocker route when many of the ads began to run the CPU in my laptop at nearly full whack constantly. This had several deleterious effects from making the computer unresponsive to my inputs to causing the fan to run constantly. I think the final straw involved animations that ran even when the window was hidden.
These events occurred on what you would think were respectable websites with a reputation to protect.
I have no objection to Ads in principal however the teenagers employed by the Ad companies went totally over the top and spoiled the entire pitch.
Good riddance to them.
Then of course there are the security concerns, every site visited poses a risk. If the main site is spraying the page with material from many other sites the risk of running into something unwanted will rise substantially. Some ad sources may have no reputation to protect whatsoever. I went the noscript route for a while and I was astonished at the number of diverse sites that a typical main page referred to. Mostly none of them, or sometimes one or two of them, contributed to the content of interest. The other dozen or two proved to be of no relevance to me. If your main intent is to view pages, as opposed to being really paranoid and not looking at anything, noscript is quite high maintenance and I don't bother with it at the present.
I of course am not recommending messing with your Bank's pages. One tack might be to keep a clean browser that you use only for really critical stuff like banking. Firefox and no doubt others offers the option of multiple configurations or "profiles".
The problem there is that you want to be sure which one you are running. Accidentally running your locked down profile against your bank or the open one against some other site are things that you might want to avoid. It proved to be annoyingly tough to get my text into the Firefox title bar.
These events occurred on what you would think were respectable websites with a reputation to protect.
I have no objection to Ads in principal however the teenagers employed by the Ad companies went totally over the top and spoiled the entire pitch.
Good riddance to them.
Then of course there are the security concerns, every site visited poses a risk. If the main site is spraying the page with material from many other sites the risk of running into something unwanted will rise substantially. Some ad sources may have no reputation to protect whatsoever. I went the noscript route for a while and I was astonished at the number of diverse sites that a typical main page referred to. Mostly none of them, or sometimes one or two of them, contributed to the content of interest. The other dozen or two proved to be of no relevance to me. If your main intent is to view pages, as opposed to being really paranoid and not looking at anything, noscript is quite high maintenance and I don't bother with it at the present.
I of course am not recommending messing with your Bank's pages. One tack might be to keep a clean browser that you use only for really critical stuff like banking. Firefox and no doubt others offers the option of multiple configurations or "profiles".
The problem there is that you want to be sure which one you are running. Accidentally running your locked down profile against your bank or the open one against some other site are things that you might want to avoid. It proved to be annoyingly tough to get my text into the Firefox title bar.
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