anyone else noticed this… you spend a while looking for something on the web (current example – towel radiators – dull i know!) then the following day, every website is advertising **** towel rails! too late, i already bought one

this kinda makes it hard to shop for secret stuff – birthday presents etc

are these websites somehow searching through my cookies or browsing history? can i turn it off?

Yes, they are looking at your cookies. You can turn them off in your internet settings. Or if you're on IE, shop for presents using private mode. Because that's what it's for. Hiding your internet history because you were "buying you something nice as a surprise, dear". No really.

yeah i hate people knowing when i've been "shopping for secret stuff", too!

If you update to the latest firefox or internet explorer it has private mode where no info is saved etc. for when you are "buying presents".

lol. that's exactly what i'm trying to do honest guv!

anyway, this is a work laptop so i have to make do with jazz mags from the petrol station 😀

😯

It's called "remarketing". Only way to avoid it is what the rest of the people say but if you have a Google acct and you've been searching or visiting sites with Google sourced ads when logged into Google, some of the data will follow you around anyway.

What was it this time, swarfega and double ended dongs?

Is there a setting on Chrome to stop these then?

Even does it here. Put a thread on about tree stumps next day lots of stupid adds on right for tree surgeons etc.

I wonder what adds the person got who started the thread about Mr Moat ?

donks – Member
Is there a setting on Chrome to stop these then?

Incognito – on the little spanner top right corner.

yes you can turn off cookies on chrome, its in preferences

ok that explains why the OP is seeing adverts for towel rails & designer radiators. Why the heck am I seeing them too?

ads? I have the special ad free version of the internet

there is a shed company convinced I've shopping for a shed….I hate to disappoint them but there wrong. Subliminal advertising don't work on me anyway…..now where did I put that JML ironing board cover 😉

ads? I have the special ad free version of the internet

+1, what ads? I guess the international version doesn't carry any. 😆