Privacy Compromising Advertisers striking back

[pkchukiss]

I was surfing this website just now, and I found out that that certain website uses a new software to prevent ad-blocker users from accessing certain parts of the site. The technology is called Anti-AdBlocker.

With this new technology, if a user goes to a website with this product with ad-blocker programmes enabled, it would block them from accessing these websites. Though the intention was well enough, I fear that the technology would be misused by privacy compromising companies like Gator, etc.

What's your take on this?

[IanTurner]

The site probably isn't worth visiting, find another site on the same topic.

I think many who use ad-blockers would see it that way too.

[Finder]

They'd end up on my permanent sh*t list. Just like sites that either a) require flash plugins, b) require cookies, or c) won't let me in because of the ancient browser listed in my (falsified) user-agent.

If they think this is going to cause those of us who use an ad-blocker to disable it just to view their site, they are sadly mistaken. The only difference between preventing access and allowing ad-free access is the amount of animosity generated by the former. :)