Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
This as well as all the other problems we experience accessing the LVA website started when they introduced the popup ads. Those are designed to be obnoxious, obtrusive, and difficult to evade. Most pop-up ads are designed to, and do, easily evade pop-up blockers.
One might ask why Microslop, Goofle, etc. don't have better and more sophisticated ways to protect your privacy. The answer is that they sell their products (browsers, etc.) with the expectation that those who stuff them into your hardware and software (just try doing anything without them) will be installing sophisticated bots that track and report your every move. Thus, not only is privacy not a feature, it's an anti-feature. Use their products, and you become a bug under a magnifying glass.
My pathetic little defense is to actually look at the ads and make a mental note to never buy the products or services advertised. I unfortunately don't have the time or resources to level the corporate headquarters of those companies with explosives.
MS and Google are not in the business of protecting your privacy per se. To quote one of the many buzzwords used today, they want you to engage in an "immersive" experience. They provide the OS and browsers with the means to block such pop-ups and intrustions. Edge is quite robust in this area compared to Google which also uses a Chromium based browser. They are in fact looking out for the interests of their adveristers, first and foremost. If it wasn't for all the international rules and regulations, predominately from the EU, the wouldn't be doing anything at all.
The fault soley lies with the website administrators and their IT staff who exploit their readers and visitors. Case in point: Las Vegas Advisor. When the messenger like Tanya@LVA won't acknowledge or fix a problem or an issue brought up by your members, they'll tell us to "clear your cookies". Eventually, they'll tell us our tablet or PC is infected with malware or buy another PC rather than admit what they're really doing—tracking us.
