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    Today, after going online, I'm getting very specific targeted ads for a particular item; an item I've never looked into. It so happens my partner had been searching this item on "her machine" a day or 2 previously; so this goes beyond cookies; and they're tracking IP addresses via the browser and sites like MSN with Ajax, etc.

    "Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

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      Today, after going online, I'm getting very specific targeted ads for a particular item; an item I've never looked into. It so happens my partner had been searching this item on "her machine" a day or 2 previously; so this goes beyond cookies; and they're tracking IP addresses via the browser and sites like MSN with Ajax, etc.

      "Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

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      0x01AA
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      Similar experience/observations here. So much for privacy :sigh:

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        Today, after going online, I'm getting very specific targeted ads for a particular item; an item I've never looked into. It so happens my partner had been searching this item on "her machine" a day or 2 previously; so this goes beyond cookies; and they're tracking IP addresses via the browser and sites like MSN with Ajax, etc.

        "Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

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        Yep, I recently bought all my groceries online and had them delivered. Half my grocery list is showing up on MSN and when I read the morning news. The ads show up on every device in the house, including my TV browser and development workstation. Super distracting to see ads containing my groceries.

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          Today, after going online, I'm getting very specific targeted ads for a particular item; an item I've never looked into. It so happens my partner had been searching this item on "her machine" a day or 2 previously; so this goes beyond cookies; and they're tracking IP addresses via the browser and sites like MSN with Ajax, etc.

          "Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

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          Nelek
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          Yeah, I know what you mean... My wife had started to look for diapers and baby clothes... before telling me she was pregnant. And that some years ago :doh: :doh:

          M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            Today, after going online, I'm getting very specific targeted ads for a particular item; an item I've never looked into. It so happens my partner had been searching this item on "her machine" a day or 2 previously; so this goes beyond cookies; and they're tracking IP addresses via the browser and sites like MSN with Ajax, etc.

            "Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

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            dandy72
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            I'm betting she logs into her own profile on "her machine", and the browser on yours happens to also use the same profile. So a user's settings follow them around from system to system. Don't confuse site login with browser login. Personally, I avoid giving a browser any credentials.

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              Today, after going online, I'm getting very specific targeted ads for a particular item; an item I've never looked into. It so happens my partner had been searching this item on "her machine" a day or 2 previously; so this goes beyond cookies; and they're tracking IP addresses via the browser and sites like MSN with Ajax, etc.

              "Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

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              deepok1
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              yes, it has become quite useless to target only the cookies when there are several devices under the same connection and they took this further...

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