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Why Your Pop-Up Blocker Doesn't Work Anymore

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hate-them-so-much dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you've noticed that pop-up ad windows seem to have made an unwelcome return into your life, it's because they're not using the same easily blockable technology as before. The Adimpact system uses DHTML to annoy you, and there's no immediate prospect of a solution."

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  1. Isn't there a solution.... by Piksou · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... Adblock Plus ?

  2. I Hadn't Noticed by Gallenod · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I haven't noticed any new pop-ups lately, but that could be because I use Firefox with NoScript set to allow only those scripts I explicitly approve.

    Yes, it's an anal-retentive control freak approach. But it keeps most ad crap from cluttering up my browser and has the added bonus of probably annoying many of the people who might try to use Web scripts to monitor my Web browsing. If I find I need to use a script on a page for functionality, I give it temporary permission that goes away once I close the browser.

    I browse this way because they really are out to get me.

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    TLR

    A man no more knows his destiny than a tea leaf knows the history of the East India Company
  3. Re:Annoying but expected by DigiWood · · Score: 0, Redundant

    DHTML != Flash

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    Nothing is impossible. It just hasn't been figured out yet.