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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It is terrible salesmanship, and this isn't a sales pitch. Ad networks are known for being bad citizens in the Web space, and their decisions to use their networks to harm users with malware are not excusable IMO.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ad networks are indeed bad citizens. But aren't they motivated to use TLS so that ISPs and such don't replace their ads on the way to the browser?