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Look, I know all software needs to be patched on occasion, and I know it's better that it gets patched than if it doesn't, but there are just soooooo many Microsoft patches! I can't be the only person who tires of hearing about them.
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I'm not trying to suggest that your security should be entirely your responsibility. I know there are improvements that can be made that are outside of the hands of individuals, but if you're waiting on that or worse relying on that - you're gonna be waiting a long time and it's not going to be pretty.
If those external improvements happen, that's great, but until then - you've got to take matters into your own hands.
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Who's looking forward to seeing their ad blocker get lobotomized? That seems to be where we're headed if Google has it's way. It reminds me a little bit of the controversy over PatchGuard in Windows Vista years ago. A security mechanism was added to the system that blocked access to functionality that malware and security software alike made use of.
Google's new extension system will basically be doing something similar, with ad blockers getting the short end of the stick. One of the big differences here, though, is that Google is the world's largest advertising company, so they will definitely have an incentive to not make exceptions for ad blockers, even though those are an important way to block malware online.
If ad blocking performance deteriorates too much in Google Chrome in comparison to other browsers, though, Google is going to start losing their dominant position in the browser market.
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