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Re: "Ads by Goooooogle" at Brickshelf?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:59:14 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> I'm a little concerned about the boxes with "Ads by Goooooogle" that shows in
> my browser at Brickshelf and other sites. As they make ads with Swedish
> topics, there seems to be some kind of intelligence behind them(?), targeting
> the ads in a creepy way. I wonder if this is some kind of spyware that has
> infested my PC or if everyone gets these ads.
At a guess, your browser submits some limited information about you that
google's using. What OS you're running, what language you prefer, your IP
address, what browser you're using. I also wouldn't be suprised if some browsers
out there spat out things like time zones or other vague bits about your
location. It's of course possible that there's some sort of spyware submitting
your info, but google is generally pretty good, I think.
If you've got Mozilla, you can get the live http headers utility, which will
tell you EXACTLY what it's sending. Then, if you clear out your cookies, they've
got nothing on you from previous visits, unless they remember your IP
specifically (which is doubtful that they'd do it that way). It won't tell you
what your *regular* browser is sending, but if the ads still appear to be well
targetted, it's a good sign that they're probably not using anything sneaky.
DaveE
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| I'm a little concerned about the boxes with "Ads by Goooooogle" that shows in my browser at Brickshelf and other sites. As they make ads with Swedish topics, there seems to be some kind of intelligence behind them(?), targeting the ads in a creepy (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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