By Howard B. Owens Sep 8, 2014, 7:29am Do ad networks that track your personal data feel like an invasion of privacy? Fast Company: "Stalked By An Ad" is a horror movie trailer for the modern age polls Tim Miller I have no problem with I have no problem with vendors tracking the fact that I clicked on THEIR ad, but when ad networks start using cookies on my computer to track other places I've been, that is an invasion of privacy. Log in or register to post comments Sep 8, 2014, 8:15am Permalink Raymond Richardson Or you start receiving spam Or you start receiving spam emails for items that you viewed on a website. I have a neat trick to get rid of the spam. I create a message rule that forwards the spam back to the source, mark it read, then delete it. I never have to see spam from the same source anymore. Log in or register to post comments Sep 9, 2014, 7:54am Permalink
Tim Miller I have no problem with I have no problem with vendors tracking the fact that I clicked on THEIR ad, but when ad networks start using cookies on my computer to track other places I've been, that is an invasion of privacy. Log in or register to post comments Sep 8, 2014, 8:15am Permalink
Raymond Richardson Or you start receiving spam Or you start receiving spam emails for items that you viewed on a website. I have a neat trick to get rid of the spam. I create a message rule that forwards the spam back to the source, mark it read, then delete it. I never have to see spam from the same source anymore. Log in or register to post comments Sep 9, 2014, 7:54am Permalink
I have no problem with
I have no problem with vendors tracking the fact that I clicked on THEIR ad, but when ad networks start using cookies on my computer to track other places I've been, that is an invasion of privacy.
Or you start receiving spam
Or you start receiving spam emails for items that you viewed on a website.
I have a neat trick to get rid of the spam. I create a message rule that forwards the spam back to the source, mark it read, then delete it.
I never have to see spam from the same source anymore.