[dangus]

I do agree with you, though I think opting out of the practices of most websites is impractical. The utility of my usage of the Internet far outweighs some advertisers figuring out what I like to buy. We do need more robust advertising privacy laws, though.

By not being a NYT employee she has even less of a say in the matter. I'm sure she knows that nobody's going to read her article if it's published in The Daily Tar Heel.

If someone gave you the opportunity to publish an article in The New York Times would you say no?

I should also point out that the print edition of the NYT is still widely circulated, and it seems this article would have appeared in the Opinion section, tracker free :-)

[ricardobeat]

This is taking a bit too far, but if someone offered you a fully-paid trip to the Caribbean* would you say no?

* with money from dubious origin