Hmmm! I just went into Facebook for the first time in a couple of weeks and
I happened to notice an Ad at the top right for a DNS service. Now isn't
that suspicious, as I just happened to mention this topic in the group last
week and I've sent a few emails on the subject. Where did it get the data
Its called targeted advertising. If you don't want to see ads, the use an
ad blocker, or don't use the internet. If you don't want them tracking you
then don't use search engines. Or don't use the internet.
Personally, I want things. If there is something cool out there that I want
to buy and i'm
I like that one, Greg. Drives me crazy, though I just deal with it, for some
ads, I actually do care about, just not on my social networks.,
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On
Behalf Of Greg Keogh
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 7:03 PM
To: Paul
Facebooks advertising seems mostly to work via the referrer from the site
you came in from or the like/fb comments embeds.
As a result, it kept serving me up ads for my own car I was selling on
carsales.com.au.
On 1 Dec 2013 09:06, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote:
Hmmm! I just went into Facebook
They pay money for reported bugs dont they??
On Dec 1, 2013 10:25 AM, David Connors da...@connors.com wrote:
Facebooks advertising seems mostly to work via the referrer from the site
you came in from or the like/fb comments embeds.
As a result, it kept serving me up ads for my own car I was
You visit any site participating in an ad network, and a cookie can/will be set
indicating you've visited that site.
Subsequently visit any other site participating in the same ad network, and
you'll targeted ads.
Using a cookie blocker or ad blocker (or simply clear your browser
No, it's a security and privacy issue. I refuse to change the way I think
about something corrupt, greedy, invasive and opportunist, and so should
you.
On 1 December 2013 10:57, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote:
Its called targeted advertising. If you don't want to see ads, the
I've always thought the sage advice was:
If the service is free, then YOU are the product.
Regards,
Greg
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