dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
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I use comcast and already when I visit some websites they want to introduce me to women "right here in Southfield, MI." Its a neat trick, but I am just annoyed by it now. Last thing I need is more invasion of my privacy.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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FLengineer
Premium
join:2007-06-26
Leesburg, FL
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 ·Comcast
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| That's probably based on your IP address alone. What NebuAD does with your browsing history is choose what ads to show you based on your history. For Example if you visit a bunch of home loan and financial company websites then you will start to see a bunch of ads related to home loans and debt consolidation. |
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Chiyo
Save Me Konata-Chan
Premium
join:2003-02-20
Minneapolis, MN
clubs: | I vist various anime sites so I see banner ads for anime and real anime swords :S
I'm getting tired of all this shit I pay for my connection I'm not a dead beat if thye are going to make money off of me using the service lower the cost! |
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Cabal
Premium
join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA | reply to dnoyeB
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolocation_software |
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
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I don't mind that Amazon does this within their site. Actually, they do make some pretty startling cross topic jumps which shows they don't actually read their books but just guess as to the content when they make their keywords.
However, how does NebuAd know you "I" am? Is this per-computer? Per-IP address? Are they following my username somehow?
Can a website hosting an ad of theirs tell what add types NebuAd is sending and thus they know "me" as well?
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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