AdNauseam
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AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Online
- Google Chrome
- uBlock Origin
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
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Helen Nissenbaum, Daniel C. Howe, Mushon Zer-Aviv Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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Comments and Reviews
Blocking ads does not stop users from being fingerprinted. In fact the tighter users lock down ads with privacy controls, the more unique the profile gets.
AdNauseam works by clicking random ads on pages you visit, creating a random pattern that helps hide users among everyone else. Further "obfuscation" can be enabled by also installing TMN TrackMeNot - a separate app that works with AdNauseam by creating extra searches that also help obscure users' own searches.
The TMN app includes an academic developer from the AN team.
Proof that these work is in the fact that Google has blocked AdNauseam from its app store.
tl;dr blocking ads is so 20th century - hiding in plain sight is the 21st century version!
I like it when advertisers lose money.
With that said: This extension is not quite as reliable as uBlock Origin, some ads sometimes slip by and in some occasions this addon will fail at blocking some web elements. Still a great choice for literally anyone who uses the internet
While being a fork of uBlock Origin, I don't believe that it does any better at blocking trackers than uBO besides make the clicks for you to mess with data brokers.
From dngray (team member) of Privacy Guides: "It either makes advertisers money, or they filter it out, or it makes you fingerprintable. "If it is clicking adverts then that is using bandwidth to make those requests, thus impacting page load speeds etc." https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/adnauseam-browsing-data-obfuscator/16747
From what I've seen in the Firefox add-on version history between both, AdNauseam is often a few weeks behind uBO, meaning you could be left with unblocked threats for that amount of time. And since it's much less popular, it won't work if you're trying to blend in with a crowd, since you'll effectively stand out.
You're better off using
uBlock Origin for those reasons.
It clicks ads on sites, but hide them from end users. This would ruins companies' KPIs and burn their money.
Its uBlock Origin with enhanced features.
Improves security by obfuscating targeting systems, removes ads on web sites.
It's mostly like Ublock Origin, but instead of just blocking harmful ads, it allows you to protest.