Rude and Confusing Popup Ads
Internet popup ads are getting more rude and confusing every day. I just had the following ad pop up on my screen:
They're being made to make you believe that they're operating system messages. The menu bars even highlight when you pass over them.
Of course, I'm not fooled by this type of crap, but it must be confusing to the average computer user. Actually, I can say conclusively that it is confusing. Yesterday Janice was at the computer and saw a similar popup ad that said something like "You may be broadcasting your IP address, would you like to fix this?" She anxiously asked me what it meant.
Displaying this type of ad is really not a nice thing to do. In the real world it would be like a stranger hiding behind a corner to frighten you when you pass. How rude.
I think I'll switch her primary browser to Firebird (formerly known as Phoenix) for the popup blocking feature. I use it about 25% of the time now for that reason alone.