<i>The problem isn&#x27;t advertisements per se, the problem is advertisement networks that track users and sell their profiles.</i><p>I&#x27;m not sure what is gained by changing the subject like this, but I think at the end of the day we can agree that websites are allowing the ad networks they use to have nearly-unfettered access to your browser, and that this is <i></i>a<i></i> problem among several.