On: A Popular Ad Blocker Also Helps the Ad Industry

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Random cookies probably wouldn't suffice. Evercookie[1] uses thirteen different storage mechanisms, making it almost impossible to delete.

[1] - https://github.com/samyk/evercookie

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This is illegal and not in use by legitimate ad companies. They've learned their lessons [1]

[1] http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/ad-network-at-center-of-third-...