Dju@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoInternet Archive breached again through stolen access tokenswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1446arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1445arrow-down1external-linkInternet Archive breached again through stolen access tokenswww.bleepingcomputer.comDju@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square59fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down5·edit-222 hours agoPeople use Archive links to avoid giving sites traffic. This is a problem for advertisers and media corps. Not saying they’re the ones doing this, but they’d definitely benefit.
minus-squareLunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI’ve enjoyed using Wayback Machine on journalistic articles where they try to retcon information, but the original copy had already been captured. The Ministry of Truth hates archive.org.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoWouldn’t put it past them…
minus-squareWldFyre@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoSomeone else looked to the group claiming responsibility for this. It’s a pro-Palestinian Russian group
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·14 hours agoWhy is this a problem, how would it affect real availability of ads? Except maybe tracking users.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoWithout tracking they don’t have metrics for their ads, which effects reports and pricing. They really want to know if someone looks at an ad.
People use Archive links to avoid giving sites traffic.
This is a problem for advertisers and media corps.
Not saying they’re the ones doing this, but they’d definitely benefit.
I’ve enjoyed using Wayback Machine on journalistic articles where they try to retcon information, but the original copy had already been captured. The Ministry of Truth hates archive.org.
Wouldn’t put it past them…
Someone else looked to the group claiming responsibility for this. It’s a pro-Palestinian Russian group
Why is this a problem, how would it affect real availability of ads? Except maybe tracking users.
Without tracking they don’t have metrics for their ads, which effects reports and pricing. They really want to know if someone looks at an ad.