Opera, a web browser that since December has included the anti-crypto mining in its blocker Integrated desktop advertising announced today, Jan. 22, that they will add this feature to their mobile browser.

Cryptojacking, a process by which a computer or smartphone is hacked to remotely extract the cryptocurrency without the owner's knowledge, uses a large amount of battery and

Jan Standal, vice president of product marketing at Opera, described the encryption process in the company press release for their anti-mining mobile software:

"When you browse the web, there is no visual clue that your device is exposed to mining. […] Only one web page that you visit may take up to 4.5 hours from your battery, if you keep the tab open.This often turns out to be just the battery time you need to use a ride-ride app or check the map to get home. "

The press release included a link to https: // cryptojackingtest. com /, a site that shows if your device has been affected by cryptojacking.

In September 2017, The Pirate Bay admitted that it was using the processing power of its users to extract without their knowledge. In the same month, Showtime was also captured using the devices of its visitors at the mine, which they postulated as their way around the ad blockers

The Pirate Bay and Showtime mined for Monero through Coinhive, a script for mining that is advertised as an alternative to advertising.