Firefox: The Effect of Ad Blocking on User Engagement with the Web [pdf]

Re:Firefox: The Effect of Ad Blocking on User Engagement wit... by dmortin on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:52PM (#18106956)

This should be adopted by every browser maker for this to work.

If we assume it is adopted then there is the issue that somewhere it is stored what sites I visited. It has to be, because it's needed if there is a payment dispute, for example. ("I was charged for that site, but I never visited it.")

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Re:Firefox: The Effect of Ad Blocking on User Engagement wit... by singularity2001 on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:57PM (#18106982)

It seems hard, but maybe there is a way to guarantee privacy. Yes, once you try to redeem your lost $0.02 from conman.com people will get to know you; If you just swallow your loss it should be possible to stay anonymous. (Not with BC, so we need a little invention)

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Re:Firefox: The Effect of Ad Blocking on User Engagement wit... by jonathansampson on Sunday September 30, 2018 @06:43PM (#18108853)

None of this needs to be stored off-device. With Brave Rewards (in the Brave browser), the list of sites you visit remains on your device. Each month the ANONIZE2 protocol is leveraged to anonymously report time-spent on each domain (via an ad-hoc VPN connection to mask location) and pay those online-properties accordingly. The entire system remains opt-in, user-controlled, and secure. No private information is stored or shared with anybody else.

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