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Big handbags and furniture were watching me for a while. I guess it was connected to my searches in google and in ebay.
There's another thread here on computers and technology that may be of assistance. I ended up fixing my settings on Google and as well I added Adblock Plus on advice from other members and it works fine. No more of those stalking advertisements. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread217778.html |
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I have an unusual thing to report about the data mining.
I get massive ads based on my Ebay activity... art supplies etc. But yesterday I had on Facebook an ad for Military Veterans clothing. My hubby wore out his old fishing cap this summer...which he used for a boonie hat (from Vietnam)... his old Boonie hat died years ago. And low and behold there was an ad for a Boonie hat.. olive drab 1/2 off and free shipping. I certainly wasn't looking for one yet and neither was he. But it popped up on my Angry Birds game, and we bought one! So the price was right and we are rather amazed that something actually worked for us this way! ![]()
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Serendipity.
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You are right, Lara.... I have lots of coincidences in my life like this.
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Besides browser add ons, I use the more private search engines.. non tracking..
in this post- http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post1131079-5.html how to block tracking cookies- results by duckduckgo privacy search - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+to+blo...g+cookies&t=lm
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"Thanks for this!" says: | DejaVu (08-03-2015), Kitty (08-02-2015), Lara (08-02-2015), mrsD (08-02-2015), zygopetalum (08-02-2015) |
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MrsD,
Your computer and the Net is now reading your mind… ![]() Dave.
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Your google search history is recorded in your web browser's database; it can be read by websites and thus you'll see banner ads based on your browsing history. See the following article on stopping targeted advertising:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_828289.html |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | bluesfan (08-03-2015), DejaVu (08-03-2015), Lara (08-02-2015), mrsD (08-02-2015), zygopetalum (08-02-2015) |
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