Ad networks in their current incarnation are too dangerous to be allowed to exist.
They work fine for their intended purpose (that is, delivering mediocre advertisements and tracking you across the web), but more importantly they’re very effective at distributing malware, quickly, to _lots_ of people.
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Part of the Rage Against the Ad Networks series.
They work fine for their intended purpose (that is, delivering mediocre advertisements and tracking you across the web), but more importantly they’re very effective at distributing malware, quickly, to lots of people.