So the question is: just opt out of everything? I'm not sure .. transparency is more important to me than the ads, and seeing the ads and the (soon I hope) indicator might keep me aware and better educated.
I use AdBlock on most sites, and Minimalist on Gmail, so I miss a lot of ads. But the ones I do see are really spooky accurate. For example, I bought a shirt from Territory Ahead, and decided to subscribe to their "deal days" newsletter, often quite a savings. *Immediately* I saw TA ads on the few pages AdBlock let through. I'm glad Chrome and other browsers have Incognito mode, lets me see the wild, wild, web! -- Owen On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:53 AM, innisro <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's the more extensive list of opt-outs including Lotame... > http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp > > and the permanent opt-out plugin from Google... > http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/intl/en/plugin/ > > both links from the rather verbose Google privacy page: > http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ > > And, if you are curious and want to view or opt-out of the 700 or more > 'service bugs' that are placed onto webpages, Ghostery > http://www.ghostery.com/ <http://www.ghostery.com/>is an excellent > plug-in/extension. It briefly lists which bugs are getting blocked on the > page you are viewing, and gives you more information about the companies if > you want to learn more. > > > Enjoy? > Robert I > > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I just listened to an interesting show on To The Point (NPR) >> http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp111125is_there_such_a_thin >> on how your browsing data is used to target ads on the sites you visit. >> >> One company, LotAMe, was on the show and mentioned that your profiles are >> available on-line and you can edit them or opt out completely. >> http://www.lotame.com/privacy-center/preferences/ >> >> There are folks buying bulk data for this sort of thing, often from >> Amazon, Google, Facebook etc. Google's "dashboard" for your profile is >> here: >> https://www.google.com/dashboard/ >> >> I plan to look into more of these publicly available profiles, but >> thought I'd pass this info on, and hear from you about your experiences and >> interest. >> >> -- Owen >> >> PS: There is a "labeling" policy starting to be developed which will have >> a simbol (like the recycling or toxic waste one, very easy to identify) >> which will let you "trace route" the add, finding out how they targeted >> you, and what the profile looks like so you can opt out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Santa Fe >> Complex "discuss" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/a/sfcomplex.org/group/discuss >> > > > > -- > m 505.603.3734 > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Santa Fe > Complex "discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/a/sfcomplex.org/group/discuss >
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