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That isn't hostile enough, AdNauseam clicks them in the background.
I'm not sure I agree with that approach though. I get that the goal is to cost the advertisers money without benefit, but I kinda feel like contributing to that system at all is just encouraging them to do it more.
It provides junk data as well, which a lot of sites and advertisers use to sell to others. If enough people do it, then it becomes less profitable to do so since it because apparent there's a deliberate attempt to obsfucate.
What if not enough people do it though? If you don't reach that threshold, aren't you just inflating the amount of data they have to sell?
Worst case scenario, you give them junk data that they cannot reliably market to you specifically. Best case scenario, they realize it's all junk and throw it out. I doubt they'll change their entire model until it's five 9s worth but every little thorn in their foot just for spite's sake.