The internet is not free. You are the product being sold. When you visit websites or use social media, it often costs you nothing upfront. No subscription. No payment. Just access. So how does that make you the product? Your interests, browsing history, and inferred personal data such as age, gender, and behavior can be collected and used to target you with ads. Not just on one website, but across the entire internet. Most people see ads and think, “These are annoying, I just

Ads are everywhere.  Simply visiting a website to get information usually results in ads being shoved in your face. My site used to be the same way. People expect ads now and just tolerate the annoyance, but for me, it never sat right. Reason One: Irony I found having ads on my website to be ironic. An entire category of focus of CyberCorks is cybersecurity, teaching users how to stay safe and protect their data. At the same time, running ads from companies like Google, which

Listen Mode – Audio Version When browsing online, you are bound to come across websites that may seem untrustworthy. Sometimes the site itself looks fine, but the ads or popups feel sketchy. This is extremely common and something every internet user should understand to stay safe. Websites, including this one, often display ads to generate revenue. These ads typically come from advertising networks such as Google or Amazon. However, that does not automatically mean the ads th