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Just disable the plug-in in your browser. Problem solved.

Agreed. Except the common user likely doesn't even know it's enable or how to disable it. Thankfully, Firefox disables by default now.

Off by default is a good step to take today. I can't see eliminating them, but this makes a lot of sense.

The people who know to do that and further know how to do it aren't the bulk of the problem.