US spooks install adblockers

Stefan Mileschin · 27th September 2021, 08:09

Security risk

While Big Tech rails against ad blockers as a way of undermining Internet business models, US spooks and law enforcement have quietly installed ad blockers to prevent an obvious security threat.

In a letter addressed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), penned by US Senator Ron Wyden, and obtained by Motherboard, the Intelligence Community (IC) deploys ad blockers on a wide scale. For those unaware, the IC consists of multiple entities including FBI, NSA, CIA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), and more. The letter also contains a quote from the IC’s Chief Information Officer as follows:

https://fudzilla.com/news/53596-us-s...all-adblockers

27th September 2021, 08:09	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	US spooks install adblockers Security risk While Big Tech rails against ad blockers as a way of undermining Internet business models, US spooks and law enforcement have quietly installed ad blockers to prevent an obvious security threat. In a letter addressed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), penned by US Senator Ron Wyden, and obtained by Motherboard, the Intelligence Community (IC) deploys ad blockers on a wide scale. For those unaware, the IC consists of multiple entities including FBI, NSA, CIA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), and more. The letter also contains a quote from the IC’s Chief Information Officer as follows: https://fudzilla.com/news/53596-us-s...all-adblockers

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