| don't trust Google et al.... 21:53 - Jul 5 with 2106 views | sparks |
I have every privacy setting I can find set. I watched a car enthusiast video on YouTube this afternoon. The maker had a sponsorship and did a little promotion for an electric razor thing. For use on man bits... pretty specialised and a bit random but what the heck. If he can make few quid from the promotion it's fine by me.
This evening my spam email contains an ad from the very same company. I struggle with the idea that is coincidence... |  |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 22:07 - Jul 5 with 2025 views | SpruceMoose |
But do you trust TWTD?! I'm still getting Audi adverts!
On a related note, maybe it's time to tackle the undergrowth down there Bully? As a man with a pizza oven you run the risk of a stray ember setting that bush alight! [Post edited 5 Jul 2020 22:10]
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 01:38 - Jul 6 with 1873 views | hoppy |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 22:07 - Jul 5 by SpruceMoose |
But do you trust TWTD?! I'm still getting Audi adverts!
On a related note, maybe it's time to tackle the undergrowth down there Bully? As a man with a pizza oven you run the risk of a stray ember setting that bush alight! [Post edited 5 Jul 2020 22:10]
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 04:30 - Jul 6 with 1803 views | Ryorry |
Do you automatically accept cookies when going onto sites? If so, change to "I do not accept" (or "read more") and then switch everything off except the essential ones. Since doing that, various ads have stopped tracking me.
Most sites will remember, but with some you might need to keep renewing, esp after your device has downloaded updates. |  |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 11:56 - Jul 6 with 1590 views | Ryorry |
Btw, forgot to say that doing that also stopped me (or maybe coincidence I suppose) getting a phishing email into my spam folder purporting to be from my bank within minutes every time I'd left my bank's website. I don't use a VPN at all, do techies think they should be used for online banking & similar sites? | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 12:01 - Jul 6 with 1582 views | Pinewoodblue |
I clicked on a post just now, someone asking for advice on what to put. In a CV, both the banner and right hand side ads were offering advice on CVs. |  |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 12:02 - Jul 6 with 1582 views | GeoffSentence |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 11:56 - Jul 6 by Ryorry |
Btw, forgot to say that doing that also stopped me (or maybe coincidence I suppose) getting a phishing email into my spam folder purporting to be from my bank within minutes every time I'd left my bank's website. I don't use a VPN at all, do techies think they should be used for online banking & similar sites? |
better still there are some browsers that have a 'bank mode' that is they start up a new virtual environment each time that bank mode is invoked.
https://support.avast.com/en-ae/article/Use-Bank-Mode
So if you are worried about your banking details being compromised, this is a good way to go. |  |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 12:14 - Jul 6 with 1546 views | Ryorry |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 12:02 - Jul 6 by GeoffSentence |
better still there are some browsers that have a 'bank mode' that is they start up a new virtual environment each time that bank mode is invoked.
https://support.avast.com/en-ae/article/Use-Bank-Mode
So if you are worried about your banking details being compromised, this is a good way to go. |
Cheers GS ðŸ‘
Edit - tried, but apparently not available for mac users? [Post edited 6 Jul 2020 12:26]
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 15:18 - Jul 6 with 1456 views | eireblue |
If you are advertising a product, in online web, why wouldn’t you also send spam to email addresses as part of the campaign? |  | | |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 17:24 - Jul 6 with 1392 views | GeoffSentence |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 12:14 - Jul 6 by Ryorry |
Cheers GS ðŸ‘
Edit - tried, but apparently not available for mac users? [Post edited 6 Jul 2020 12:26]
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Ah, I didn't even consider the platform. Not sure if there are any browsers for MAC that have the same sort of functionality. | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 17:43 - Jul 6 with 1373 views | Ryorry |
Ah thanks - I searched on the first link but it didn't come up; and all the "contact us" link provided was a list of hundreds of relevant faq answers. | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:17 - Jul 6 with 1338 views | Bent_double |
On a slightly related note, they had a question on 'Qi' the other night about the "I'm not a robot" checkbox you often get when filling out your registration details on websites.
I didn't know (assuming what they said is correct) that what you are actually doing by checking that box is granting permission to the website to access your browsing history to see what you did prior to coming on their website.
So, if you looked at a couple of cute kitten pics, browsed for a new pair of shoes or checked your credit card balance, then that's enough to prove you are human and not a bot!
I did not know that.....bit sneaky if you ask me. |  |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:21 - Jul 6 with 1326 views | Ryorry |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:17 - Jul 6 by Bent_double |
On a slightly related note, they had a question on 'Qi' the other night about the "I'm not a robot" checkbox you often get when filling out your registration details on websites.
I didn't know (assuming what they said is correct) that what you are actually doing by checking that box is granting permission to the website to access your browsing history to see what you did prior to coming on their website.
So, if you looked at a couple of cute kitten pics, browsed for a new pair of shoes or checked your credit card balance, then that's enough to prove you are human and not a bot!
I did not know that.....bit sneaky if you ask me. |
 Real dirty trick considering you've no option but to click it. | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:23 - Jul 6 with 1323 views | sparks |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:17 - Jul 6 by Bent_double |
On a slightly related note, they had a question on 'Qi' the other night about the "I'm not a robot" checkbox you often get when filling out your registration details on websites.
I didn't know (assuming what they said is correct) that what you are actually doing by checking that box is granting permission to the website to access your browsing history to see what you did prior to coming on their website.
So, if you looked at a couple of cute kitten pics, browsed for a new pair of shoes or checked your credit card balance, then that's enough to prove you are human and not a bot!
I did not know that.....bit sneaky if you ask me. |
I'd like to see evidence for that- sounds surprising. | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:28 - Jul 6 with 1312 views | Ryorry |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:23 - Jul 6 by sparks |
I'd like to see evidence for that- sounds surprising. |
Thinking about it - does sound as tho it could be a wind-up - wouldn't it be a somewhat iffy at best, legally speaking? | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:38 - Jul 6 with 1307 views | DropCliffsNotBombs |
Quite fittingly, ever since reading through your thread, I am now getting fb ads for outdoor pizza ovens. |  | | |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 22:14 - Jul 6 with 1243 views | sparks |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:38 - Jul 6 by DropCliffsNotBombs |
Quite fittingly, ever since reading through your thread, I am now getting fb ads for outdoor pizza ovens. |
Nice. | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 23:44 - Jul 6 with 1200 views | StokieBlue |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 19:17 - Jul 6 by Bent_double |
On a slightly related note, they had a question on 'Qi' the other night about the "I'm not a robot" checkbox you often get when filling out your registration details on websites.
I didn't know (assuming what they said is correct) that what you are actually doing by checking that box is granting permission to the website to access your browsing history to see what you did prior to coming on their website.
So, if you looked at a couple of cute kitten pics, browsed for a new pair of shoes or checked your credit card balance, then that's enough to prove you are human and not a bot!
I did not know that.....bit sneaky if you ask me. |
It's more complicated than that.
It uses the track of the mouse to the target box to determine if it's human-like movement. Furthermore if you are using something like Selenium with Python to automate things then it won't actually click the button using a mouse movement, it will grab the style element and then trigger the event. It can then tell no mouse movements were used.
It looks as though it can use your browsing history as well though:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/575112/why-are-bots-unable-check-i-am-not-ro
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 23:55 - Jul 6 with 1182 views | Ryorry |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 23:44 - Jul 6 by StokieBlue |
It's more complicated than that.
It uses the track of the mouse to the target box to determine if it's human-like movement. Furthermore if you are using something like Selenium with Python to automate things then it won't actually click the button using a mouse movement, it will grab the style element and then trigger the event. It can then tell no mouse movements were used.
It looks as though it can use your browsing history as well though:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/575112/why-are-bots-unable-check-i-am-not-ro
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What about if you use a trackpad, can it analyse those movements too? | |
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 08:16 - Jul 7 with 1107 views | StokieBlue |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 23:55 - Jul 6 by Ryorry |
What about if you use a trackpad, can it analyse those movements too? |
It's the same thing?
Whatever the input device the end result of the mouse moving coordinates on the screen is the same.
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 08:49 - Jul 7 with 1077 views | StokieBlue |
I certainly didn't go on that link so that's a bit weird!
Ah, I see what happens, if you scroll to the bottom of the article it changes the URL to the next article in the news "stream".
How embarrassing!
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| don't trust Google et al.... on 11:18 - Jul 7 with 1016 views | Ryorry |
| don't trust Google et al.... on 08:16 - Jul 7 by StokieBlue |
It's the same thing?
Whatever the input device the end result of the mouse moving coordinates on the screen is the same.
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OK, cheers, I've no idea re tech stuff as you can see! | |
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