Do-not-track lists to shield Net surfers

People will soon be able to sign up for the lists, which will help hide their Web surfing habits from marketers.
The New York Times

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[cary1]

AOL is still around?

People are still paying 25 bucks a month for crappy dial-up service when they can have DSL at a cheaper price?

[Masked_Marauder]

Firefox + Adblock Plus + filters = No ads

I already have a solution to nosy Internet advertisers: Firefox and Adblock Plus with a few good filter subscriptions (namely, EasyList, EasyElement, and the ABP Tracking Filter). As a final measure, I told Firefox to clear my private data when I close the application. I see very few Internet ads now, and most sites can't track my surfing habits (and if they can, it's only for that one session). Problem solved.

[Penguinisto]

What ^ He ^ Said.

It's pretty simple to roll-your-own solution, and it requires zero
government interference.

/P

[LuvThatCO2]

Adblockers = theft

Well, not exactly. But its pretty close. Particularly the smaller sites that rely on advertising to be able to pay to keep the site running. I'm not talking pop-ups, which are evil, but just banner ads.

Dont be suprised if anti-anti-ad-blocking technology arises, as many web masters have been discussing ways to simply not serve up sites to those using ad blockers. Or to make ads more intrusive (interstitials) for customers using ad-blocking software.