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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Is it a coincidence that this has only started happening in the few months since I got my first proper smartphone with GPS?
Apparently.
Android harvests data from your activities for targeted advertising, including where you physically go.
The whole things a fucking farce anyway, as even if I turn off adblock I'm still going to ignore/sneer at the adverts and even purposely avoid brands that advertise at me. Therefore the advertising is no more effective than if I had blocked it, it's just that the pretence that the advertising has had x amount of views can be maintained. Surely it's a bubble that's going to burst come the next financial meltdown?
This is a useful weapon on ungainly webs as you can highlight the offending layover or element and delete it - Often those DISABLE ADBLOCK signs that get stamped across the page. You can then read what it was obscuring. You may though, lose some functionality. I t does though, allow you to watch those USA soccer streams for Premship//Champs Lge games without a big BOX AD blocking your view!
Additionally, I have found Inspect Element invaluable on those Adult Dating sites like CougarDate where they only show one of the profile pics and the others are postage stamp sized and palliated and when you click you are sent to a subscription page. I have find a way to get to see all the pics in large format!! Thanks Inspect Element!
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https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I can't believe they know so much about my medical records.
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Ublock Origin for PCs is essential imo for viewing the internet. Adverts pay for the internet but the agencies have taken the piss so I've installed adblockers which enable the claimed speeds of my ISP and frees up my data allowance on the phone to stuff I actually want to see, not chew through it with shit the advertisers want me to see instead. Some say adblockers are a form of theft, but so is stealing data allowances and slowing of speeds.
To to be honest, I reckon people just largely ignore it, or are super-paranoid and block everything. The latter type of user being a royal pain in the arse for those of us making a living coding web stacks.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein