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  1. 21st October 2018, 08:53 PM #1
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    Exclamation The internet is watching us

    I posted a comment in the thread about machinist hand books, all innocent like etc. Now on another site Ebroadcast which is a online TV guide I am getting ads for local machining places. May be just pure coincidence or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hall View Post
    I posted a comment in the thread about machinist hand books, all innocent like etc. Now on another site Ebroadcast which is a online TV guide I am getting ads for local machining places. May be just pure coincidence or not.
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    Hi Hall, it sure is. I googled Land Rover factory tours and am now getting ads for accommodation in Solihull ;-)
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    just coincidence


    (I'll probably get a lot of useless ads for coincidences now )
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    The internet watches us all the time through our phones computers and so on governments around the world love this as they can profile us and manipulate us to there benefit big business does the same.
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    Google, Explorer, Facebook etc all respond to what we search. And our devices report our activities to them.
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    All to tailor a more personal experience for you!
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    A while ago I looked at a cruise holiday around the Baltic Sea and started getting adverts for "Single Russian Women"!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saitch View Post
    A while ago I looked at a cruise holiday around the Baltic Sea and started getting adverts for "Single Russian Women"!
    It does seem to get it’s wires crossed every now and again...

    I only get those ones on AULRO & the stupid 1 millionth visitor ad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hall View Post
    I posted a comment in the thread about machinist hand books, all innocent like etc. Now on another site Ebroadcast which is a online TV guide I am getting ads for local machining places. May be just pure coincidence or not.
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    Your computer or more specifically your internet browser collects cookies. Google and others then target you with specific advertisements.

    It can be the browser you use or the search engine like google. Firefox has a Do Not Track. which does stop a little bit. TOR is a little more hard core
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    I only have to think my backside is itchy & up pops ads for Anusol .

    Start having an innocent discussion about GL5 and GL4 oils then go to google and type in "what is " and it will auto populate to "what is the difference between GL4 & GL5 oil" ..... welcome to the 22nd century !!!

    Its why I have an Android phone & not an Iphone, I can remove the battery .
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