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by jamespitts 3379 days ago
The protocol would likely not allow BATs to be earned in browsers not properly implementing the protocol (measuring attention on a web page while protecting privacy, etc). And then instances of Brave and any other browser implementing this protocol could easily be cryptographically confirmed to the ad network.
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teraflop 3379 days ago
Ha!

In related news, I've figured out a way to totally eliminate automated email spam. It involves replacing SMTP with a new protocol that doesn't allow messages to be delivered unless the sending server cryptographically confirms that a real human pushed the "send" button.

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al2o3cr 3379 days ago 

    And then instances of Brave and any other browser
    implementing this protocol could easily be
    cryptographically confirmed to the ad network.
Nevermind adtech, if they've invented tamper-proof remote attestation they should just start selling THAT.

Otherwise, the botnets will all be running code that says "YEP DEFINITELY LEGIT U CAN TRUST ME" on every request.

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