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.

17-11-2016 05:05PM

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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.

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#2 17-11-2016 05:29PM

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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

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#3 17-11-2016 05:36PM

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

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