Or: 7) Sit on your arse in front of the TV watching endless shit for dickheads ads for stuff you DON'T want and revel in your new freedom.
I must be the only person here who thinks that targeted ads are a good idea. Endless ads for boat add-ons and things I can BBQ pork with ... Mmmm pork. Imagine if TV was that good. David Connors da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > 5.) Delete all social media accounts. > 6.) Stop using any device that's connected. I forget the name of it but > there is a security rating (class C? I forget) where no connectivity, no > keyboard no monitor and no external drives are required. Or something along > those lines. > 7.) Become Amish. > > On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Stuart Kinnear <stu...@skproactive.com> > wrote: > >> 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 <adotnetd...@gmail.com> 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 <g...@mira.net> 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/ >>>> <http://t.signaledue.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2z8MG4N4WJpKqQK4kWF2mHLdh7Wljf19pFfl03?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myerrorsandmysolutions.com%2Fhow-to-install-certificates-file-cer-on-microsoft-windows-phone-based-devices%2F&si=6200614728499200&pi=9e5263a5-4dbd-47e4-f88e-a91272819878> >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> <http://t.signaledue.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2z8MG4N4WJpKqQK4kWF2mHLdh7Wljf19pFfl03?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleadservices.com%2Fpagead%2Faclk&si=6200614728499200&pi=9e5263a5-4dbd-47e4-f88e-a91272819878>? >>>> [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 >>>> <http://t.signaledue.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2z8MG4N4WJpKqQK4kWF2mHLdh7Wljf19pFfl03?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.megaofficesupplies.com.au%2Fpelikan-artline-draw-system-pen-6-nib-sizes-1-2-3-4-5-8-black-wallet-6%2F%253Fdfw_tracker%253D2252-8735&si=6200614728499200&pi=9e5263a5-4dbd-47e4-f88e-a91272819878> >>>> >>>> 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* >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Stuart Kinnear >> Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 >> >> SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd >> acn. 81 072 778 262 >> PO Box 6082 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia >> >> Business software developers. >> SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >
