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bobbythefap1

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See the profile Google has on you
Jan 30^th, 2012 at 4:58pm

http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/blocked-cookies.html
It wont work if you have cookies disabled but is pretty interesting to see how they target adverts at you.

For those who don’t know Google has released a new privacy agreement where they track you 24/7 and you can’t opt out..
So if you have a YouTube or any Google account I would research it and consider removing your account.. Not that most big websites don’t track you anyway.

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blackadder Gold Member Offline Posts: 1977	Re: See the profile Google has on you Reply #1 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 5:13pm Mine are disabled.
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Reply #2 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 8:00pm

bobbythefap1 wrote on Jan 30^th, 2012 at 4:58pm:

http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/blocked-cookies.html
It wont work if you have cookies disabled but is pretty interesting to see how they target adverts at you.

For those who don’t know Google has released a new privacy agreement where they track you 24/7 and you can’t opt out..
So if you have a YouTube or any Google account I would research it and consider removing your account.. Not that most big websites don’t track you anyway.

Did you post the wrong link?

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blackadder Gold Member Offline Posts: 1977	Re: See the profile Google has on you Reply #3 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 8:15pm Lucky I get this so Mr Google can stick his adds. Google Ads Preferences Cookies are disabled Your browser's cookies seem to be disabled. Ads Preferences will not work until you enable cookies in your browser. How do I enable cookies? ©2009 Google - Home - Privacy Policy
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Re: See the profile Google has on you
Reply #4 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 8:21pm

blackadder wrote on Jan 30^th, 2012 at 8:15pm:

Lucky I get this so Mr Google can stick his adds.

Google
Ads Preferences

Cookies are disabled

Your browser's cookies seem to be disabled. Ads Preferences will not work until you enable cookies in your browser. How do I enable cookies?
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not having a clue what you are talking about but my cookies are uncooked as well..so does that mean I am safe from appalling ads.. Grin

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bobbythefap1 Gold Member Offline Posts: 7026 Listen now to the rain	Re: See the profile Google has on you Reply #5 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 8:25pm Yeah think the link may have been wrong.. Try this: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences
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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: See the profile Google has on you Reply #6 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 8:33pm They can track me all they want. From the best deals in cucumber peelers, hot sweaty goat sex vids and those orange plastic caps you put on star pickets. Thankyou Mr Google for making my shopping decisions easier.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53184 At my desk.	Re: See the profile Google has on you Reply #7 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 10:22pm Seems harmless enough. Now. Cods and blackadder - check again on the second link. I don't think this forum would work without cookies. I see google is advertising restaurant vouvhers here. They must know I am interested in cookies.
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Reply #8 - Jan 30^th, 2012 at 11:12pm

Very few websites work properly without cookies enabled.

Firefox is your friend in this! It has an option which (when enabled) will ask you if you want to accept cookies from a new website. You get to choose and it'll remember your decisions. It is a bit of a pain every time you go to a new site but you do get used to it.

You'd be surprised - if (for instance) you go to a news portal like smh.com.au then it'll have cookies from Fairfax. BUT - any ads appearing on the smh website may also have cookies. And while you may trust Fairfax and be happy to take their cookies, do you really trust their advertisers?

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