Was it an android? It detects from surfing habits. Google Now tells me how congested the roads are on a friday night to the PUB!
*Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes*. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Tony Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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* >> >
