You think that's bad. I bought a new phone and the next day it told me that it thinks it knows where I live. It was right. A little bit creepy... On 19/12/2014 7:19 pm, "Mark Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yep, had the same thing happen to me when I was looking at buying a > Surface a few months ago. Got ads for months afterwards. I find it ironic > that if you bought the product they are advertising, it is effectively a > waste of money for the advertiser continually bombarding you with ads for > something you already own. > > Welcome to the digital age - privacy is a luxury now! > ------------------------------ > From: Greg Keogh <[email protected]> > Sent: 19/12/2014 6:05 PM > To: ozDotNet <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking > > Folks, a couple of days ago I ran a Google search for a set of fine-tipped > pens, found them at Officeworks, and went down and bought them (as well as > some paper and other stuff). This evening I went to this web page: > > > http://www.myerrorsandmysolutions.com/how-to-install-certificates-file-cer-on-microsoft-windows-phone-based-devices/ > > In the middle of the page is a huge ad for the exact same pens that I > bought. The URL of the ad is (truncated): > > http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk? [cut] &adurl= > http://www.megaofficesupplies.com.au/pelikan-artline-draw-system-pen-6-nib-sizes-1-2-3-4-5-8-black-wallet-6/%3Fdfw_tracker%3D2252-8735 > > I'm really, REALLY pissed off. I hate ads, I hate being tracked, I have a > tiny set of white-listed cookies, I erase my browsing history every few > days, and I didn't put anything that could identify me in any web pages in > the last few days. So how the f***nig hell is this possible?! This is > insidious, frightening and depressing. > > *Greg K* >
