Judy26
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Location: NW PA
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Post by Judy26 on Feb 9, 2017 17:06:23 GMT
I am a bit freaked out by the ads from Amazon that are popping up on my IPad. Last night my mom called to tell me she has been looking for a new wall clock and had found one she liked, a Bulova model. She wanted me to do some research and see if I could find the clock anywhere for a cheaper price. I said sure but never looked online for it. It was late and I went to bed soon after completing the call.
So this morning I was using my IPad to skim newspapers and I noticed that the Amazon ads that appear on the page are all for Bulova wall clocks. I never did any kind of search for the clock. How in the world did Amazon "know" about my phone conversation? I'm feeling a little Big Brother weirded out right now. Anyone have any explanations for this?
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mlgallegos
Junior Member
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Post by mlgallegos on Feb 9, 2017 17:39:47 GMT
My husband's kindle does that too. I always turn my microphones/location off on all my devices because it freaks me out.
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scrappert
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Location: Milwaukee, WI area
Jul 11, 2014 21:20:09 GMT
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Post by scrappert on Feb 9, 2017 17:57:52 GMT
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Feb 9, 2017 19:53:39 GMT
All our devices see that we say and provide messages (ads) for appropriate items.
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kate
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Location: The city that doesn't sleep
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Jun 26, 2014 3:30:05 GMT
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Post by kate on Feb 9, 2017 20:35:56 GMT
My SIL decided to randomly throw a certain product she never uses into conversations, just to see if her phone was listening. Now I want to check up on her and see what the experiment yielded!
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scrappyesq
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Post by scrappyesq on Feb 9, 2017 21:35:33 GMT
If you click on the little blue arrow on the top right of most ads you can change your ad preferences so they aren't based on your browsing history.
I know because I'm neurotic like that. The first time it happened to me I freaked out.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
Jun 30, 2014 17:15:19 GMT
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Feb 9, 2017 21:37:16 GMT
That really weirds me out! Do you have an Alexa or whatever that thing is called?
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