Hacker puppets explain why malware and popups are still a thing online
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1GH7A)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leUDOjV4Lbc
Gus the hacker puppeteer (previously) writes, "Most of us have a relative whose computer or phone is still a snake's nest of pop-ups and malware. The 'YOUR COMPUTER HAS A VIRUS, CLICK TO SCAN' attack is still a thing, 2016 though it may be. And there are enough people asking 'why do ads pop up (on my iPhone, computer, etc)' for that question to register on Google search autocomplete." (more")