tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post800615735551682631..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: AddblockingGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-84268851403752014322016-07-01T19:54:20.505-03:002016-07-01T19:54:20.505-03:00I don't use a VPN... yet. I am very curious ab...I don't use a VPN... yet. I am very curious about them, but haven't taken the leap, not being my area of expertise.<br /><br />I agree 100% with what you say about the state of the internet today, and how out information is collected, then used against us. Like adblocking, we should be able to have the tools to protect ourselves from unwanted intrusions in our privacy.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-45263907554552226042016-07-01T19:51:21.861-03:002016-07-01T19:51:21.861-03:00I visit very few sites that include advertising. I...I visit very few sites that include advertising. I think I can ignore unobtrusive ads, but psychology tells us that something still gets in even when we think we aren't processing it. I am happy to see that people are fighting back, as they should. We need more of that.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-37957537034621019542016-07-01T19:48:40.280-03:002016-07-01T19:48:40.280-03:00The industry backlash against adblocking is reachi...The industry backlash against adblocking is reaching the point of hysteria. They trying to convince us that blocking is "theft", and that "the internet will end if adblocking continues".<br /><br />I say that uninvited advertisements are a theft of my bandwidth. I am already paying for their crap in increased cost for my internet connection. Perhaps that is the wave of the future - forcing people to spend money on things they don't want.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-9167406512016573592016-07-01T19:45:02.674-03:002016-07-01T19:45:02.674-03:00I find it creepy when that happens, even if they a...I find it creepy when that happens, even if they are "legitimate" businesses. Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-79889166244201112952016-06-29T15:19:23.130-03:002016-06-29T15:19:23.130-03:00Mr. Koep(?),
Thank you for this post. I have been...Mr. Koep(?),<br /><br />Thank you for this post. I have been reading your blog for months now. As many comment, it feels good to not be alone when it comes to these views and opinions. <br /><br />I wonder how you feel about anonymizing software such as VPN?<br /><br />I for one do not appreciate the fact that anonymizing software has been demonized by the view that "only criminals would want to be anonymous." In my opinion being able to surf the web anonymously should be a right. Big business makes alot of profit off of my information. Information that I sometimes dont even know that I am giving away. Your personal information/data is very powerful and should belong to you and you alone unless you expressly choose to share it. <br /><br />Please continue writing/blogging, its always a pleasure to read. manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057198259059647155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-66314528038775242016-06-29T15:12:22.583-03:002016-06-29T15:12:22.583-03:00The web browser Opera now has a built in ad blocke...The web browser Opera now has a built in ad blocker, but I've used other free ones out there with good results. It's just been recently that blogs or other sites ask me to disable my ad blocker to continue, I too choose to no longer use those sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-46189751294732468202016-06-29T12:34:48.633-03:002016-06-29T12:34:48.633-03:00Great post! I've been using a free adblocker ...Great post! I've been using a free adblocker for two years now and it is FANTASTIC!! I honestly don't know how I got along without it. I have found that there are quite a few sites (and blogs, alas) that demand you disable your adblocker before you can access the site. Quite simply, I no longer use those sites or read those blogs. Using an adblocker has freed me from constant aggravating and aggressive advertising. Tough luck, whiny advertisers - the people are striking back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-37864380943007698012016-06-29T08:17:15.455-03:002016-06-29T08:17:15.455-03:00Timely. In the last few weeks I've suddenly h...Timely. In the last few weeks I've suddenly had ads for sites I've bought from scrolling down the right side of my screen. I had no idea how that happened or how to stop it, and it was making me feel less peaceful (and a bit angry truth be told!) <br /><br />Madeleine.xAussie Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668698720239626709noreply@blogger.com