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Odds are it is market forces that will set such a standard. So if AdBlock is stronger in moving the market, then AdBlock is a better avenue towards a privacy standard.

There may be a peculiar outcome though. If AdBlock manages to decrease demand, will that increase the cost of advertising or increase its effectiveness? Those not adblocking would be the ones easily sold.

Advertising profits not dropping could be enough of an illusion so that, with enough adblocking, one could try a Groupon in reverse.

@wmf: one business model would be users paying for privacy themselves.