Researchers warn so-called "perceptual" ad blockers, which aim to visually recognize ads on a page to block them, are ineffective and create new attack vectors (Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard)

Daniel Oberhaus / Motherboard:
Researchers warn so-called “perceptual” ad blockers, which aim to visually recognize ads on a page to block them, are ineffective and create new attack vectors  —  Perceptual ad blockers will come out on the losing side in the war against internet advertisers and expose users …

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