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I'm convinced this is happening. I notice it regularly. Here's one: I dramatically extolled the virtues of "Corinthian leather" during a dnd campaign and start

by MrLeap 3y ago

I'm convinced this is happening. I notice it regularly. Here's one: I dramatically extolled the virtues of "Corinthian leather" during a dnd campaign and started getting advertisements within 24 hours about Corinthian college. I don't need another degree, I graduated 10 years ago. I'm thousands of miles away from their campus, I live in a cabin in the woods.

BizarreByte 3y ago
> I'm convinced this is happening. I notice it regularly So am I and no oce at this point can convince me otherwise, it's the singular "conspiracy" I believe. The amount of times I've had the same thing happen is staggering to the point I can't dismiss it as a mere coincidence anymore.
itslennysfault 3y ago
Same. I know everyone has denied it and security researchers have found no evidence as far as I know, but I'm not letting go. Here's mine: I was at work one day and my co-worker was dribbling a basketball in the office just talking to me, and I happened to mention that I could ALMOST dunk but never actually got it in no matter how hard I tried. I open my phone and see an ad for "learn to dunk in 30 days guaranteed." I don't care about basketball. Haven't watched or played it regularly since the 90s, never search anything related to it.
legitster 3y ago
Someone in your group searched for "Corinthian leather" on their phone because they didn't get your joke. But because they searched on your wi-fi, your general IP address is now getting targeted. This happens all of the time in our household. I'm seeing ads for things I never talked about, but are related to my wife's searches because that's as close as they can target.
mcculley 3y ago
From the context, I would guess that your cabin in the woods has at least one smartphone in it. Does it have an Alexa or other device that is known to listen?
- MrLeap 3y ago
  Just smartphones and tablets.

by MrLeap 3y ago

BizarreByte 3y ago

> I'm convinced this is happening. I notice it regularly So am I and no oce at this point can convince me otherwise, it's the singular "conspiracy" I believe. The amount of times I've had the same thing happen is staggering to the point I can't dismiss it as a mere coincidence anymore.

itslennysfault 3y ago

Same. I know everyone has denied it and security researchers have found no evidence as far as I know, but I'm not letting go. Here's mine: I was at work one day and my co-worker was dribbling a basketball in the office just talking to me, and I happened to mention that I could ALMOST dunk but never actually got it in no matter how hard I tried. I open my phone and see an ad for "learn to dunk in 30 days guaranteed." I don't care about basketball. Haven't watched or played it regularly since the 90s, never search anything related to it.

legitster 3y ago

Someone in your group searched for "Corinthian leather" on their phone because they didn't get your joke. But because they searched on your wi-fi, your general IP address is now getting targeted. This happens all of the time in our household. I'm seeing ads for things I never talked about, but are related to my wife's searches because that's as close as they can target.

mcculley 3y ago

From the context, I would guess that your cabin in the woods has at least one smartphone in it. Does it have an Alexa or other device that is known to listen?

MrLeap 3y ago
Just smartphones and tablets.