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The NSA And CIA Are Using Ad Blockers To Block Malicious Ads That Can Hack Devices Or Harvest Sensitive Information

VICE: The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous 

The Intelligence Community has deployed ad-blocking technology, according to a letter sent by Congress and shared with Motherboard. 

Lots of people who use ad blockers say they do it to block malicious ads that can sometimes hack their devices or harvest sensitive information on them. 

It turns out, the NSA, CIA, and other agencies in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) are also blocking ads potentially for the same sorts of reasons. The IC, which also includes the parts of the FBI, DEA, and DHS, and various DoD elements, has deployed ad-blocking technology on a wide scale, according to a copy of a letter sent by Congress and shared with Motherboard.  

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WNU Editor: This makes sense. A lot of information can be gleamed from the ads that appear on your browser.



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