Privacy alert!

I get an alarm every 10 minutes because "ad.doubleclick.net" cannot validate my "digital identity"! I didn't wan't them spy on my browsing activity, but I can't find any information on how to cut that kind of intrusion of my privacy?

Very probably malware...

Force Quit Safari medium command + Option + Esc hotkey.

Then restart Safari while holding down the SHIFT key and then download and run Malwarebutes Anti-Malware

Make sure that the Mac App Store and identified developers is selected in the System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General

If you would rather download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, you can remove malware manually following the instructions here > delete unwanted advertising software that shows ads advertising and graphics on your Mac - Apple Support

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