I have no problem with targeted ads excepting one. Many of the categories have no product! Lots of software related thingys, but nothing I can look at :( Many of the magazines that I still subscribe to at least have adds that allow me to fantasize about what I could do if I had but the funds...
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#12Not sure if this is cool, or creepy. Nice that you can opt-out right there though.
They appear to have nothing on me... Only feature on the page is the Opt Out button. Have I missed something? No idea why they'd have nothing, I am signed in on Google services all the time.
Are you worried that Google knows nothing about you? :)
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#13"Your categories: You have opted out of Google's interest-based advertising. No interest categories are associated with your browser."
To opt-out just go here: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/intl/en/plugin/
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#14Hopefully this will reduce the remarketing ads I keep seeing(doubtful). I click 1 link on HN and then usually it's a YC company fills up all the ad units on every page.
Ahh at least it's better then the get rich quick stuff or the 1-Secret Diet Trick ads on Facebook.
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#15This is pretty cool, but it thinks I've quite a bit older than I am. :) I don't think there's anything wrong with targeted ads - I for one am not opting out!
Funny, they erred on my age the other way. Did it also peg you as "25 - 34"? I wonder if this is some sort of default.
Otherwise, it seems to have accurately tracked what I view in Chrome on this particular computer / boot partition at home. Would not expect it to track stuff at work or when booting to Windows to watch Netflix.
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#16This is pretty cool, but it thinks I've quite a bit older than I am. :) I don't think there's anything wrong with targeted ads - I for one am not opting out!
Funny, they erred on my age the other way. Did it also peg you as "25 - 34"? I wonder if this is some sort of default. Otherwise, it seems to have accurately tracked what I view in Chrome on this particular computer / boot partition at home. Would not expect it to track stuff at work or when booting to Windows to watch Netflix.
Yes it did. I don't know if that's default, or if it's because most of my relevant content surrounds tech, financials, and intellectual property though. I'll check Chrome when I get home - it might give a better view of who I am.
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#17Google is really leading the pack when it comes to their transparency regarding user data. This plus the Google Dashboard means basically anything Google knows about me is shown at one glance and I can opt out at the click of a button.
They need to link to these preferences from the Dashboard (but I bet they're scared out of their minds that everyone will opt out...)
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#18very cool
I too have the default appearing 25-34 age but my interests are spot on.
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#19I use Noscript and have marked doubleclick as "Untrusted". It just shows "You cannot view or edit interests when you do not have an 'id' cookie. Opt-in to get a cookie."
Yeah, the point is to have a specific cookie, in which it is written you do not want to be tracked.
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#20"Your categories: You have opted out of Google's interest-based advertising. No interest categories are associated with your browser." To opt-out just go here: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/intl/en/plugin/
I'm curious. Why do you want ads shown to you NOT be targeted?
Unless you're using adblock, you should be seeing a whole bunch of crappy ads for fat-loss solutions, IQ tests, "Which way is this mannequin turning?", etc...
(Disclaimer: I co-founded a company now helping companies target ads. People opting out won't harm me economically, but I'm really trying to understand people's objections).