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Re:Some ad-blockers are tracking you, shaking down publisher... by iSnow on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @04:28PM (#11213158)
>What about stopping the damn profiling which is the root of the problem?

Too late for that. People know now they can avoid getting distracted by ad with a couple of clicks and so they will not go back, profiling or not.

The way forward is clear: some sites experiment with locking you out if you don't pay up or remove ad-blockers. Others will follow if that experiment goes to plan. If it fails, hello sponsored "content".

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Re:Some ad-blockers are tracking you, shaking down publisher... by mordae on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @05:08PM (#11213427)
Sponsored content won't get noticed because everyone slowly migrates to HN and Reddit likes. For drive-by reading, Wired and likes either must become extremely relevant or help create some global news reading subscription service...

I have recently subscribed to some serious, paid local news, though. And I pay for LWN for several years now, of course.

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