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I have a separate phone with location off and always on mullvad VPN, and separate accounts for everything, and I still see ads on my main phone for things I sea
by colordrops 1y ago
I have a separate phone with location off and always on mullvad VPN, and separate accounts for everything, and I still see ads on my main phone for things I search for or interact with on my VPN phone. It's infuriating.
- antonyl 1y agoHow would this happen? Are you sure it's not just the frequency illusion? DNS? (Although that I think would only give you domains.)
- baby_souffle 1y agoProximity to other rf emitting devices? I always assumed this is how those "I googled x and discussed it with a friend over dinner and now my friend sees adverts for X" type things work.
- colordrops 1y agoIt's not frequency illusion, it happens daily with very specific things, like obscure climbing gear for instance.
- lurking_swe 1y agoyour phone knows which Wi-Fi networks are nearby. This alone can be used, in theory, to uniquely identify your location. something to think about…