Is this for real? There is no justification. It’s theft plain and simple. Nothing has gotten me to turn on NoScript by default but if this becomes commonplace I will.
I know the author is doing opt-in mining but that’s obviously going to be as popular as opt-in ad tracking vs automatic. The model will be pages just serve up the in browser mining without asking.
I would say that opt-in could see some success if used in place of paywalls, etc. Sure, not many people are going to opt-in to "please give me some money, I work hard", but if the New York Times said, this article is for subscribers, but you can read it if you'll mine for me while doing so.
I know the author is doing opt-in mining but that’s obviously going to be as popular as opt-in ad tracking vs automatic. The model will be pages just serve up the in browser mining without asking.