AdNauseam

What is AdNauseam?

AdNauseam is a browser extension that works to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks. The extension quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks' databases, which makes user tracking, targeting, and surveillance futile. AdNauseam is built atop uBlock Origin and serves as a means of amplifying users' discontent with advertising networks that disregard privacy and facilitate bulk surveillance agendas. The software follows an approach similar to that of TrackMeNot, employing obfuscation as a strategy to shift the balance of power between the trackers and the tracked

Highlights

• Obfuscates browsing data to protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks
• Automatically clicks on blocked ads to register visits on ad networks' databases, making user tracking futile
• Built on top of uBlock Origin, a popular ad-blocking extension
• Serves as a way for users to express their discontent with privacy-disregarding advertising practices
• Utilizes obfuscation as a strategy to empower users against unilateral surveillance by advertisers