Ranger 5G Posts Make Google News Feed Twice In One Day

[The Long Ranger]

My Google News loves Ranger 5G and I feel so 'connected' now!

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[Augie81]

That's because Google tracks and stores your browsing habits and preferences. Then they use it to build a profile based on that to offer relevant information and also sell that data based on the profile they have compiled. Data collection, profile building, and selling data is what made Google as huge as they are. There is a saying that especially applies to Internet services like Google (including Gmail) Facebook etc, "If you are not paying for it, you are the product."

Hell even these days when you still pay, you are often still a product and your info is being sold left and right to anyone that will pay for it. Just read the privacy policies of any online retailer, your bank, credit cards etc. They often have clauses that state they can share (which really means sell) your info with 3rd parties unless you take steps to opt out.

 

[mtsoxfan]

Many ads are geared towards what I've searched, Weathertech, Autozone and the like. I do get some ads I can't figure out how they are connected to me. So, I just clicked on the X on top right, and this explanation appeared...

Ad personalization is turned off for this account or content, so this ad is not customized based on your data. This ad is based on other factors (for example, the time of day or your general location). The ad was for women's sandals by the way...

I know nothing is free, so that makes us the product. I'd consider paying to be ad free if it was at least an option. Too much money selling our info I guess.

 

[r1ch999999]

does anyone remember the member on here who questioned the page advertising he was seeing? if i recall it was a pretty bazaar ad item (like a personal health device), and then he was politely told, the ads are geared to what he/she browses....i am pretty sure all we hear was crickets from the OP after that.

Yeah, I know my browsing history and I still get wacky things showing up. I'm the only one that uses my computer and yet I get ads for women's products. Sometimes their databases fail, they assume that if you have product x, and product y, than you must want product z.

 

[IdahoRanger]

Never searched for a Russian woman but they sure are looking for me.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Never searched for a Russian woman but they sure are looking for me.

Always young singles in my area. haha

 

[VAMike]

Always young singles in my area. haha

Huh. I don't get that.

 

[The Long Ranger]

Dang! And I thought it was because Ranger 5G was the world's 'go to' forum for all things for all people. Now I'm shattered. ?

 

[AzScorpion]

I'm not even going to comment what's on my browsing history.

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