• grue@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    5 months ago

    And if they’re not, the client can download the video twice and diff the copies.

    The most pernicious thing they could do is randomize the ads across users, but serve each user the same ads each time. In that case, you’d need a peer-to-peer client to compare hashes of chunks with other users to detect the ad segments.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      5 months ago

      Dear Satan,

      Your application for the Alphabet engineering position has been acce–[your message will continue after a word from our sponsors]