something weird happened

the_pen_turner

I was watching a film on c4 +1 called now you see me.
I was watching on the tv not pc

it finished and I went back on the pc . I opened a new tab. internet explorer
then typed n (just a letter noting more) and now you see me was a suggested search on google.


its a bit weird

I would understand if I watched it on the pc but it was completely separate.

whats going on.
how did they know :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Ruu

Look outside your bedroom window!

HeidiHeidi

Big Brother IS watching you :eek:

Owldshtok

I don't know much about these things but maybe lots of people who watched it had the idea to google it as well in the area served by c4+1 and you have location turn on and google is becoming so up to the minute in search trends or something.

Darkest Horse

Maybe Google trends in the background and provides suggestions based on what people are currently searching for. You likely weren't the only person searching that term.

Tell me how

Is your tv a smart tv running Android?

Thursday was international privacy day. I used the link on Google home page the day to stop search sharing info across devices.

the_pen_turner

Ruu wrote: »

Look outside your bedroom window!

don't joke. the tv is just inside the velux window and can be clearly seen by anyone outside on the roof:eek::eek:

the_pen_turner

Tell me how wrote: »

Is your tv a smart tv running Android?

Thursday was international privacy day. I used the link on Google home page the day to stop search sharing info across devices.

no just a standard hd ready lg with a Freeview and saerview comby box

wil

Test - type "no" in to google
Result - I'll let you guess
Conclusion - you ain't the first.
Alternate conclusion - google is reading your brain. Link to your brain can be found here

ardinn

There is a ted talk on this - I though people knew. If you google something, and I google something - we will get 2 completely different set of results based on what we do online.

If your tv or skybox or whatever is connected to your internet - this happens. Completely standard.

the_pen_turner

Darkest Horse wrote: »

Maybe Google trends in the background and provides suggestions based on what people are currently searching for. You likely weren't the only person searching that term.

how many would be watching c4 and watching that film and then search about it. im assuming very few

if I typed in half the name I would understand but I only typed one letter

Shannon757

the_pen_turner wrote: »

don't joke. the tv is just inside the velux window and can be clearly seen by anyone outside on the roof:eek::eek:

Why would they be on the roof?

queueeye

I think it's the first step in sky net becoming self aware.

Panthro

Shannon757 wrote: »

Why would they be on the roof?

Coz they be crazy roof loving flesh eating monsters, yarrr!

Panthro

queueeye wrote: »

I think it's the first step in sky net becoming self aware.

It's the second step, the first step was Sky remote.

Boom!
/I'm not here all night folks

ToddyDoody

Id say, based on nothing but my own strongly expressed, poorly formed opinion that its a bit like a twitter trending thing, or maybe it has predicted that on A Saturday night someone in your profile might be looking up films and has a few you might like? If you've a gmail or youtube account you have a profile, and then your behaviour online modifies the suggestions further? All of this might have suprising predictive power, which someone in your profile might start a thread about.

C.K Dexter Haven

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I was watching on the tv not pc

Oh no, NOT THE TV???

Den Deh!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

cowboyBuilder

Crap film though, rubbish, people say it's like The Prestige ... f*ck off !!

donegaLroad

you have some sort of Sky bundle malarkey going on.. I'll give you a really weird story if you want

Shannon757

donegaLroad wrote: »

you have some sort of Sky bundle malarkey going on.. I'll give you a really weird story if you want

Go on then.

The_Valeyard

Did you see him yet?

Better check under the bed or in the closet, cause I bet there is a monster hiding waiting to grab you or a zombie dead ghost granny in the attic who will crawl out and steal your eyes and tongue while you sleep.

The_Valeyard

Did you see him yet?

Better check under the bed or in the closet, cause I bet there is a monster hiding waiting to grab you or a zombie dead ghost granny in the attic who will crawl out and steal your eyes and tongue while you sleep.

The Randy Riverbeast

I find this hard to believe, nobody uses internet explorer

One eyed Jack

I was watching the same film earlier OP, looked it up on my phone to read what it was about.

Clearly I wasn't the only one

Ciderswigger

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I was watching the same film earlier OP, looked it up on my phone to read what it was about.

Clearly I wasn't the only one

Me too!

recylingbin

Your tv knows. Not just about that film, but also the kiddy porn. Run!

Whitewinged

Ciderswigger wrote: »

Me too!

I didnt even watch it, never heard of it but it came up as a suggestion for me too :eek:

-=al=-

Not related to tv but I've noticed something similar about things I've talked about in whatsapp conversations pop up in ads soon after on my phone or what not! I find I'm sharing less and less these days online and totally on top of privacy stuff. It's getting slightly concerning about how much info is out there about the average Joe who's not on top of stuff!

I recently set up a new android tablet for the parents and the amount of bloatware and privacy stuff I had to disable was crazy

Hammer89

Now You See Me - any chance it was about my dad?

the_pen_turner

Hammer89 wrote: »

Now You See Me - any chance it was about my dad?

was your dad a magician . did he disappear 30 years ago in a failed magic trick

Yester

I just typed in n and "now you see me" came up as a suggested search as well. Spooky.

Ally Dick

ardinn wrote: »

There is a ted talk on this - I though people knew. If you google something, and I google something - we will get 2 completely different set of results based on what we do online.

If your tv or skybox or whatever is connected to your internet - this happens. Completely standard.

When I type in the letter S, I always get Swedish Lesbians coming up. Now I know why

Whitewinged

Yester wrote: »

I just typed in n and "now you see me" came up as a suggested search as well. Spooky.

Ye thats what i did and it comes up as the 4th suggestion.

tomwaterford

the_pen_turner wrote: »

was your dad a magician . did he disappear 30 years ago in a failed magic trick

Twould be some going as if the 89 in the username refers to year of birth most they could be is 27

Black_Knight

You think Google are watching you!? Wait until Aldi have Now you see me on special offer DVD next week!!

colossus-x

Ally Dick wrote: »

When I type in the letter S, I always get Swedish Lesbians coming up. Now I know why

That's cause you searched for it before.

Hammer89

the_pen_turner wrote: »

was your dad a magician . did he disappear 30 years ago in a failed magic trick

He disappeared for a while but there was no magic involved.

The Backwards Man

I typed n and Nude Nuns With Big Guns CAME UP :O

kfallon

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I typed n and Nude Nuns With Big Guns CAME UP :O

It remembered your search history