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02. Apr 2011 at 22:21

on many web site in various forms.

they use information from what you search or (whatever) to direct advertisements accordingly.

i have sneaky feeling they use more than cookies and your search history to direct there advertisements.

i was going to mention orson welles and while doing a spell check came across this..

http://adpr1400.blogspot.com/2010/08/japanese-make-orson-welles-big-brother.html

any opinions?

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bigegg Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 449 Leeds Gender: Drives: '98 mv6 estate manual, 2.5di Transit Rustbucket	Re: ad choice Reply #1 - 02. Apr 2011 at 23:14 george orwell. not orson welles?
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: ad choice Reply #2 - 02. Apr 2011 at 23:24 Is this not why the big companies have loyalty cards, they can follow your buying habits, as can your bank and credit card companies, only way to be, almost, invisible is to use that old thing called cash....
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tidla Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2392 solihull Gender: Drives: omega 2001 3.0 elite	Re: ad choice Reply #3 - 02. Apr 2011 at 23:25 i have no idea! edit ..yep 1984 , serveillance and all that. did say it was a quick google. whos orson welles?
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Re: ad choice
Reply #4 - 02. Apr 2011 at 23:34

tidla wrote on 02. Apr 2011 at 22:21:

on many web site in various forms.

they use information from what you search or (whatever) to direct advertisements accordingly.

i have sneaky feeling they use more than cookies and your search history to direct there advertisements.

i was going to mention orson welles and while doing a spell check came across this..

http://adpr1400.blogspot.com/2010/08/japanese-make-orson-welles-big-brother.html

any opinions?

Orson Welles (actor) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles

George Orwell (author) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell

One wrote "Big Brother".. the other didn't .......

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tidla Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2392 solihull Gender: Drives: omega 2001 3.0 elite	Re: ad choice Reply #5 - 02. Apr 2011 at 23:45 its all an education. how old do you think you would have to be before you knew everything about everything?
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: ad choice Reply #6 - 03. Apr 2011 at 00:18 tidla wrote on 02. Apr 2011 at 23:45: its all an education. how old do you think you would have to be before you knew everything about everything? Happens at about 15 normally... Then by 25 you realise how wrong you were. Kevin
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: ad choice Reply #7 - 03. Apr 2011 at 00:19 Kevin Wood wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 00:18: tidla wrote on 02. Apr 2011 at 23:45: its all an education. how old do you think you would have to be before you knew everything about everything? Happens at about 15 normally... Then by 25 you realise how wrong you were. Kevin Oh so just about right.....
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: ad choice Reply #8 - 03. Apr 2011 at 00:56 Kevin Wood wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 00:18: tidla wrote on 02. Apr 2011 at 23:45: its all an education. how old do you think you would have to be before you knew everything about everything? Happens at about 15 normally... Then by 25 you realise how wrong you were. Kevin How right you are!
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CaptainZok Omega Lord Offline Pinky for PM Posts: 7301 Bolton Gender: Drives: 2000 MY 2.5 Elite	Re: ad choice Reply #9 - 03. Apr 2011 at 01:27 I remember walking into a shop many years ago that had a sign behind the counter "Employ a teenager while they still know everything." I'm sure the Gnome's gaffer has the same one in his office.
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Banjax Omega Lord Offline We're just a virus with shoes Posts: 5591 Perth Gender: Drives: '04 Subaru Legacy Sport, '03 406 diesel	Re: ad choice Reply #10 - 03. Apr 2011 at 09:02 I'd say the UK with its bizarre obsession with CCTV is more of an Orwellian society than Japan
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Desperate Den Omega King Offline Posts: 11881	Re: ad choice Reply #11 - 03. Apr 2011 at 09:11 Banjax wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 09:02: I'd say the UK with its bizarre obsession with CCTV is more of an Orwellian society than Japan Along with other 'means' I have to agree with you BJ.
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: ad choice Reply #12 - 03. Apr 2011 at 09:33 Google are probably the worse for this - check the expiration date on their cookie - despite demands for them to reduce it for the past dozen years or so, its remained stubbornly where it is... And with full access to your search, email, documents and phone (should you be daft enough to use Android), they can do some very good tracking
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Reply #13 - 03. Apr 2011 at 11:00

TheBoy wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 09:33:

Google are probably the worse for this - check the expiration date on their cookie Roll Eyes

- despite demands for them to reduce it for the past dozen years or so, its remained stubbornly where it is...

And with full access to your search, email, documents and phone (should you be daft enough to use Android), they can do some very good tracking Lips Sealed

"do no evil" tell that to the chinese dissidents - i agree google are too big to trust now, whether they like it or not, whether they're benign or not, they have far too much access into our lives Shocked

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Reply #14 - 03. Apr 2011 at 11:04

TheBoy wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 09:33:

Google are probably the worse for this - check the expiration date on their cookie Roll Eyes

- despite demands for them to reduce it for the past dozen years or so, its remained stubbornly where it is...

They "expire" regularly enough on my machines. Wink

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And with full access to your search, email, documents and phone (should you be daft enough to use Android), they can do some very good tracking Lips Sealed

Never trust Scientolo.. Lips Sealed

Oops. Don't want to knacker our ranking. Wink

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