Do you use Chrome? Do you search while signed into a Google account? On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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* >
