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posted by janrinok on Wednesday February 14 2018, @02:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the got-to-pay-for-those-adverts-somehow dept.

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 frojack on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:59PM (1 child)

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:59PM (#637771) Journal

    That's just another mining scheme.

    A true micro payment system would only need a tenth or a hundredth of a cent per visit to make money.

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  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Thursday February 15 2018, @02:05PM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Thursday February 15 2018, @02:05PM (#638234) Homepage Journal

    That's just another mining scheme.

    What? How is that mining?

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