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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

The news outlet Salon is allowing Adblock-using visitors to opt-in to using the JavaScript-based Coinhive tool [theverge.com] to mine the cryptocurrency Monero [wikipedia.org]:

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 [vice.com] to secretly adding Coinhive integration last year, and hackers have planted mining malware [theverge.com] 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 [salon.com].

Also at Ars Technica [arstechnica.com].

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