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Unrelated, but the other day, I searched something on DDGo on Firefox mobile in private mode, and a few hours later, I see a targeted ad related to that search.
by sh4rks 3y ago
Unrelated, but the other day, I searched something on DDGo on Firefox mobile in private mode, and a few hours later, I see a targeted ad related to that search.
Whats the deal with that? The only extension I have installed is Ublock mobile.
- hskdhdkshs 3y agothat's the usual targeting we know and love since early 2000s. we are talking about something worse.
- asgerhb 3y agoIf you can reliably recreate this, then you may be on to something interesting. I couldn't guess what. Otherwise, the most likely answer is coincidence.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoIP address? Or coincidence?
- lyvxh 3y agoWell, it might be a coincidence, but it also wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't. Your identity was probably linked using fingerprinting. Private browsing mode offers almost zero protection against this. Even Tor isn't protected unless you enable the Safest security level (= completely disable JavaScript). This might even be done through multiple levels of indirection (mobile browser fingerprint -> Google account -> desktop browser fingerprint).