There is a few things you can do.
1) use DuckDuckGo as your search provider
2) remove all your history from Chrome (and the other browsers for that
matter). - I got a shock and found over 155000 entries in my history dating
back some years
3) only run your browser in private mode
For Chrome:
C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
--incognito
Ditto for Internet Explorer and FireFox, though off hand I cannot
remember the command line shortcuts.
Oh, and don't forget your phone's settings !
4) Make sure you always log out of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and any
other social media account.
Regards, Stuart
On 21 December 2014 at 10:58, DotNet Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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*
>>
>
>
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