I've argued for a long time that adblocking isn't just a quality of life thing, it's an essential security control for browsing the Internet in the same way that patching your system and running malware protection is. I didn't expect it to be protecting your physical security quite so soon..

This sort of thing should also help put the "adblocking is unethical" argument to bed.

OS security was in the previous step:

> Intellexa also uses malicious ads on third-party platforms to fingerprint visitors and redirect those who match its target profiles to its exploit delivery servers.

-- https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/leaks-show-in...

Not blocking ads is bordering a self-destructive behaviour now.

>This sort of thing should also help put the "adblocking is unethical" argument to bed.

Finally. There are a lot of high profile YouTubers who have been saying this like LinusTechTips.