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How the hell do people on instagram know what I bought on amazon?

  • 04-03-2016 8:59pm
    #1
    discus
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    I googled a few medical schools recently, and then bought a book on amazon to help me prepare for the GAMSAT exam (a med school specific exam).

    Book arrived today, and now "Med School Photos" have tried to follow me on Instagram. Do companies sell such information such as purchases around for marketing purposes? I'm fairly flabbergasted, it's so damn specific.


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  • #2
    JustTheOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,681 ✭✭✭JustTheOne


    Sure if you Google Something, ads show up on boards of what you were looking up.


  • #3
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,661 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    It's the satellites


  • #4
    traprunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭traprunner


    Chemtrails.....it has to be!


  • #5
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,275 ✭✭✭Your Face


    Someone get Alex Jones.


  • #6
    discus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭discus


    traprunner wrote: »
    Chemtrails.....it has to be!

    I knew that a random crazy youtuber would hold the secret!


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  • #7
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    JustTheOne wrote: »
    Sure if you Google Something, ads show up on boards of what you were looking up.

    I can safely say that I have never googled James bannon and last week boards ads were telling me to vote for him.I considered getting an ad blocker.


  • #8
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,647 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie

    Google is believed to go further that this.


  • #9
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Fluoride in the water.


  • #10
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    This sort of thing is the reason I only access the internet via the postal system.


  • #11
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,310 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    I blame the gubbermint.


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  • #12
    millie35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭millie35


    I blame gluten


  • #13
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    discus wrote: »
    I googled a few medical schools recently, and then bought a book on amazon to help me prepare for the GAMSAT exam (a med school specific exam).

    Book arrived today, and now "Med School Photos" have tried to follow me on Instagram. Do companies sell such information such as purchases around for marketing purposes? I'm fairly flabbergasted, it's so damn specific.

    Sure all the major Security Services world wide will know that you bought that book


  • #14
    andekwarhola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭andekwarhola


    Check for moody, filtered pictures of your purchases that you may have uploaded.


  • #15
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    discus wrote: »
    I googled a few medical schools recently, and then bought a book on amazon to help me prepare for the GAMSAT exam (a med school specific exam).
    /.......................

    Ye dirty filthy pervert. I'd say they got onto the gardai as well.


  • #16
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    recylingbin wrote: »
    I can safely say that I have never googled James bannon and last week boards ads were telling me to vote for him.I considered getting an ad blocker.

    But you have read a lot of threads on here where his name was mentioned, I would guess (and each page of each thread counts as a new 'hit'). You may have also clicked a link or two about the letterbox scandal. Not definite but I'm pretty sure these contribute as well.


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