Google Chrome now blocks 12 types of online advertising by default. The new functionality will halt a dozen of some of the web’s most irritating advertising formats. Google’s motivation is clear: The company’s fortunes are tied to web advertising, which is facing challenges due to ad-blocking software. But experts say Google’s advertising blocking only addresses one aspect of the online advertising ecosystem, and leaves other, arguably more challenging, privacy and security issues unresolved: Namely, cybercriminals have increasingly infiltrated ad networks to distribute their malicious software.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/google-filters-annoying-ads-but-does-nothing-for-security-a-10665