If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Data leakage -overly tailored ads

seagull · 2016-11-17 17:05:07

I was just presented with a book depository ad. No issue with that. The issue I have is that it showed the collection of books that I recently ordered from them. I can't see that being a coincidence. How is that ad managing to determine my ID? By memory I used this computer to place the order.

Options

17-11-2016 6:05pm

#1

seagull

Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2006

Posts: 2272

I was just presented with a book depository ad. No issue with that. The issue I have is that it showed the collection of books that I recently ordered from them. I can't see that being a coincidence. How is that ad managing to determine my ID?

By memory I used this computer to place the order.

Post edited by Shield on December 2021

0

Comments

Options
#2 17-11-2016 6:29pm
Boards.ie: Niamh

Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭

Boards.ie Community Manager

Join Date: December 2010

Posts: 10871

Hi seagull, there is no data leak, that was more than likely a tailored ad from Google. They track what sites you have been visiting and then present the most relevant ads to you. You can read more about Google ads and how they work here: https://privacy.google.com/intl/en-GB/how-ads-work.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ad-settings&utm_campaign=inbound-site-link

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

0
Options
#3 17-11-2016 6:36pm
seagull

Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2006

Posts: 2272

It just seemed strange that it had exactly the books that I'd ordered. And that was a weird mix for the different children.

0