Don’t rush to upgrade if you rely on Extensions, which might be disabled. There’s also a vulnerability in running old versions of plugins like Flash.
ad blocking
Social media and ad trackers do not operate to acceptable standards of privacy. And Apple just sprung us a minor update to OS X, not just a security update.
Are advertisers now deliberately delivering unwanted crapware to those using ad and tracker blockers?
Now you know why they are called content and not ad blockers.
Having cleaned my Mac of MacKeeper, I keep seeing popups advertising it when browsing. How can I stop them?
Could I use an AppleScript to modify my ‘hosts’ file and block popups?
The ad industry and its dependents need to reflect about what is so wrong with online advertising.
The Eclectic Light Company 