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		bostik on March 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Websites using SSAI (server side ad injection) If you follow that train of thought to its logical (if perverse) conclusion, we can soon expect ads as the subject matter of captcha. Instead of selecting three pictures that have a given "thing" in them, we'll be picking the ones showing a given brand among otherwise generic signs.

BenjiWiebe on March 5, 2019 [–]

I've seen some websites that do that, ie watch a short ad and then type in the brand name from the ad.

bostik on March 5, 2019 | [–]

So life imitates art - again. Too bad the artist is a dystopian dadaist.

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