Man slaps case against YouTube for its ad blocker detection ‘spyware’
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In June, YouTube started experimenting with a way to counter ad blockers. This experiment was turned into a global crackdown recently which involved blocking those who use ad-blockers on the video streaming service. Consequently, those who used adblockers faced a ‘It looks like you may be using an ad blocker' message. While this was aimed at stopping the use of adblockers while encouraging users to adopt YouTube Premium, the platform could face repercussions as a complaint has been filed against it for alleged unlawful surveillance.
What happenedAccording to a report by The Register, a civil complaint has been filed against YouTube to the Irish Data Protection Commission by Privacy consultant Alexander Hanff. It included the web interrogation process that YouTube uses to run scri...