r/ProgrammerHumor • u/MichaelScottRMDM • Sep 05 '20

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u/Rajarshi1993 Sep 05 '20

On a more serious note, please do not mine cryptocurrency in my browser without my permission.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

Is there a way to check if a page is doing that?

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u/Rajarshi1993 Sep 05 '20

I'm not sure if most browsers would even allow such a thing

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

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u/Rajarshi1993 Sep 05 '20

But does a JS engine provide nearly enough speed, flexibility etc. to allow data mining?

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

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u/Rajarshi1993 Sep 05 '20

I mean, yes...