axl2468 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I've just found out that a few of the websites that I used that used my CPU for mining crypto. I just found this out when I noticed my CPU usage spiked. I installed an adblocker just to avoid the mining. I'm pretty annoyed at this. What do you think about websites or apps using your CPU to mine in secret? Quote Link to comment https://slingbank.com/forums/topic/2112-websites-and-apps-mining-secretly/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathiel Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I think it's a little unethical for websites to take advantage of their users like that, to be honest. They should, at the very least, make it very clear that they're doing so on the landing page so that people are aware. For most part, there will be users who won't mind if they support their favorite sites by allowing them to use their CPU while they're browsing. I've run into this problem a couple of times while doing research for work before, and it was frustrating. Quote Link to comment https://slingbank.com/forums/topic/2112-websites-and-apps-mining-secretly/#findComment-4090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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