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The news outlet Salon is allowing Adblock-using visitors to opt-in to using the JavaScript-based Coinhive tool to mine the cryptocurrency Monero:
Other sites have used cryptocurrency mining in lieu of (or in addition to) advertising. Sometimes, it's done surreptitiously without users' consent — The Pirate Bay admitted to secretly adding Coinhive integration last year, and hackers have planted mining malware on other sites. In this case, it's an opt-in program; a spokesperson tells FT that testing started on Monday.
Salon has an FAQ explaining this move.
Also at Ars Technica.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:19PM
(to repeat what I posted elsewhere a few hours ago...)
Hey Salon,
I have an even better offer for you!
How about, you run ads and mine cryptocurrency in browsers, and in exchange I'll never visit your site ever again.
Ever.
Never ever.
Even if you change this policy, I won't know about it because I will not ever visit your site again.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you and I think you should take advantage of it. What makes this such a great offer is the fact that the internet offers so many choices of sites that one can visit to obtain information.
Sincerely,
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.