Being stalked by Google

jon1981

I'll admit not the most exciting example... but i'll kick it off!

So myself and my mate were texting back and forth about buying tickets for the Ireland game, both on our Android phones, turns out it is sold out and texts me back, so I suggest I'll look at alternatives to Ticket master over sms...

2 mins later a promotional email pops in from tickets.ie ... coincidence? I think not!!

Khannie

It is a coincidence.

shedweller

jon1981 wrote: »

I'll admit not the most exciting example... but i'll kick it off!

So myself and my mate were texting back and forth about buying tickets for the Ireland game, both on our Android phones, turns out it is sold out and texts me back, so I suggest I'll look at alternatives to Ticket master over sms...

2 mins later a promotional email pops in from tickets.ie ... coincidence? I think not!!

No. They see eeeeevrythiiiing!!

biko

I like it how they store all my site bookmarks and passwords on their server.
Handy indeed...

wazky

Its got so bad that I caught Google peaking through the slit in the curtains last night.

bumper234

jon1981 wrote: »

I'll admit not the most exciting example... but i'll kick it off!

So myself and my mate were texting back and forth about buying tickets for the Ireland game, both on our Android phones, turns out it is sold out and texts me back, so I suggest I'll look at alternatives to Ticket master over sms...

2 mins later a promotional email pops in from tickets.ie ... coincidence? I think not!!

Cookies :rolleyes:

jon1981

bumper234 wrote: »

Cookies :rolleyes:

but it was over sms!!! and he was searching ticketmaster not me!

see...

magic! :eek:

J_E

I never use Google Chrome. They have enough info from me already without me giving them my whole browsing history and cookies/cache too.

Westernyelp

I caught Google going through my bins

jon1981

actually ive just checked, he was using his laptop to search and not chrome, not his phone... plot thickens!

Fratton Fred

For some reason Google has started telling me how far I am from home and what the weather.is doing.

**** off Google you annoying little bollox. What idiotic geek decided I need to know this.

Oh, by the way, no one except for you thinks you're cool you googler ****, go get yourselves a girlfriend.

Duggy747

Post one of those legal mumbo-jumbo chain status things on Facebook saying you don't consent to your privacy being invaded and that you forbid them from doing so.

That'll show 'em........

Collie D

jon1981 wrote: »

but it was over sms!!! and he was searching ticketmaster not me!

see...

magic! :eek:

Coincidence I think. I got an email from tickets.ie at 15.06 this afternoon and I haven't been looking at tickets for anything lately. Just their weekly newsletter that you are signed up for whenever you buy tickets from them.

EDIT: Just got another one to my Gmail account

Sonics2k

Fratton Fred wrote: »

For some reason Google has started telling me how far I am from home and what the weather.is doing.

**** off Google you annoying little bollox. What idiotic geek decided I need to know this.

Oh, by the way, no one except for you thinks you're cool you googler ****, go get yourselves a girlfriend.

That's called Google Now, you can turn it off if you want on the Google Search app on your phone.

I find it quite handy tbh, especially for meetings and appointments, also for getting the scores for matches.

kneemos

I love it. It's kinda like having a butler.

kneemos

I love it. It's kinda like having a butler.

Fratton Fred

kneemos wrote: »

I love it. It's kinda like having a butler.

If it made you tea and sandwiches it would be useful.

thecornflake

Westernyelp wrote: »

I caught Google going through my bins recycle bin

Couldn't help myself.

PizzamanIRL

Everything you do on a computer or phone or internet can be tracked.

fobster

Westernyelp wrote: »

I caught Google going through my bins

You found my cat! Send her over when you get a chance.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

I fear that someday I'm going to drop a cup or a plate in my kitchen and an hour later when I turn on my computer the first ad that pops up is for an online kitchenware store. Eep.

ThisRegard

Fratton Fred wrote: »

For some reason Google has started telling me how far I am from home and what the weather.is doing.

**** off Google you annoying little bollox. What idiotic geek decided I need to know this.

Oh, by the way, no one except for you thinks you're cool you googler ****, go get yourselves a girlfriend.

An idiot geek would at least know how to turn these notifications and settings off. Go find one to help you.

Wotsername

jon1981 wrote: »

I'll admit not the most exciting example... but i'll kick it off!

So myself and my mate were texting back and forth about buying tickets for the Ireland game, both on our Android phones, turns out it is sold out and texts me back, so I suggest I'll look at alternatives to Ticket master over sms...

2 mins later a promotional email pops in from tickets.ie ... coincidence? I think not!!

George Orwell's second book. "Don't come running to me" Capter 6. "You won't even be able to buy a ticket for the fcuking football"

Fratton Fred

ThisRegard wrote: »

An idiot geek would at least know how to turn these notifications and settings off. Go find one to help you.

I think I already have!

J_E

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Everything you do on a computer or phone or internet can be tracked.

When you think about it, smartphones are a spy's wet dream. Always on someone, tracks their location, their habits, who they talk to, etc. I don't feel bothered to a degree as I'm just not that important, but should I become someone who needs privacy more, I'd probably downgrade to a dumbphone.

Pat Mustard

Cydoniac wrote: »

When you think about it, smartphones are a spy's wet dream. Always on someone, tracks their location, their habits, who they talk to, etc. I don't feel bothered to a degree as I'm just not that important, but should I become someone who needs privacy more, I'd probably downgrade to a dumbphone.

All those apps that you get for free, which are actually traded for your private information; anyone know if there an easy way of flooding the apps with so much useless information as to make finding your correct details like looking for a needle in a haystack?

uck51js9zml2yt

they track your activity and provide ads that might suit you.

it's called ad sense

shedweller

Westley Abundant Paperback wrote: »

they track your activity and provide ads that might suit you.

it's called ad sense

Can rooting a phone allow adblocks and other privacy apps?

Pat Mustard

shedweller wrote: »

Can rooting a phone allow adblocks and other privacy apps?

I think that it can. I think that you can limit info that apps can receive also.

You could also use Adblock plus on WiFi on an unrooted phone. It slowed down my browser, so I uninstalled it.

Artful_Badger

Thing is that there's so much money in advertising that it pays for all the stuff we get for free. No ads would mean everything would be a subscription service.

I'd much rather pay for these things by letting google tailor ads to me (as if there's any hope in hell I'd buy something from an online ad) than pay for the service myself.

Its the closest thing to free you're gonna get in life.