Dan Goodin — Websites use your CPU to mine cryptocurrency even when you close your browser

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A new wrinkle in free riding.Ars TechnicaWebsites use your CPU to mine cryptocurrency even when you close your browser Dan Goodin | Security Editor

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: crypto-mining, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, free-riding

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