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by ten-seven 6644 days ago
Still, this is a deal killer.
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If the site contained a strong privacy guarantee on the front page -- basically, no data about individuals' surfing habits will be stored, but aggregate data about overall traffic will be stored unless you opt out -- I would use it if I needed it.
I understand this would raise red flags for a yc type crowd.

Would the average surfer feel as strongly ?

The average surfer probably would not feel as strongly. The average surfer is correspondingly unlikely to install plugins for Firefox.
Good point :)