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One theory I have is that advertisers keep track of IP address. So if your friend searched for something on your internet, it would show ads to you. I know thi
by Houshalter 10y ago
One theory I have is that advertisers keep track of IP address. So if your friend searched for something on your internet, it would show ads to you.
I know this happens because a few years ago there was a discussion about how advertisements were leaking christmas present purchases through something like that.
But what's really creepy is the article claimed 24/7 speech recognition didn't drain battery too badly. And doesn't eat up data if it's over wifi.
- Karlozkiller 10y agoYes this definitely happens. I've had people on the same network as me getting Japanese YouTube ads just because I or someone else looked at a few Japanese videos.
- stephengillie 10y agoLoad balancers call this IP Persistence. It's one way of keeping users connected to the application server that has their session in memory. Except in this case, the session is ad info about the user.
- huuu 10y agoI think this is the only model for Whatsapp. They know who is talking to who. They don't know what you are talking about but that doesn't matter when one or two persons in a group show some interest in a subject.