[ale] [OT]I think this is awesome, you may find it scary

[Lightner, Jeff]

One of the reasons why I block all java script/flash on pages using No Script is the amount of information various sites collect for no reason.   It is also why I remove all cookies and history every time I close my browser.

Almost every site you go to has a Google Analytics script and many have another Google script not to mention the plethora of other marketing gathering scripts for various organizations.   I don't need them to advertise to me - If I'm interested I'll search for it.

What is really annoying is that deleting cookies automatically apparently doesn't kill tracking cookies.  I have to run an anti-virus scan to catch and delete those though over this past weekend I did put in a filter that I'm hoping will prevent the worst of them in the first place.





-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Ruzeski
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:56 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT]I think this is awesome, you may find it scary

Marketing people call this "Behavioral Targeting".  I call it obnoxious.  You'll find that ads for that on almost any site that uses Google Ad-Sense that you browse to.

--Dennis



On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Richard Bronosky <richard at bronosky.com> wrote:
> So, we have been talking about cable modems in another thread. I have
> replied to the thread, but I never searched for a product to reference
> or anything like that. Now, when I go to amazon.com to order some more
> "I'm too busy coding to get up and eat right now" bars. I see an ad
> for the Motorola
> 6141 SurfBoard Modem. I can only assume that Google scanned my Gmail
> and caused this to happen. I've seen my searches in Google Shopping
> and on Amazon affect Google adsense ads and Amazon ads respectively.
> But, I've never seen such a crossover. Maybe it is a coincidence. I don't think it is.
>
> I think this is awesome. I know I am going to see ads when surfing the net.
> I expect it. When the ads are well targeted, I like it. That's right.
> I like ads! I go to my job and earn money so that I can buy geeky
> stuff like Android tablets, RaspberryPi accessories, and flash drives
> so small you can lose them inside a USB port. I like that I see ads
> for these things instead of for Lexus and Tampax. I only wish my TV ads were so relevant.
>
> Okay, queue the "corporapist" rant.
>
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