How does it work? Of all my Facebook friends, the one who uses Facebook and probably has said likes Seabreeze, always appear on the front page of Seabreeze for me.

I don't like Seabreeze from Facebook and don't really use Facebook that much as its basically evil.

What are you worried about. Google seems to remember a lot of my search terms, and comes up with "interesting" suggestions on their ads

I think I might have to do some 'neutral' searches on Google, just to clean up these suggestions

They can't "remember" anything if you clean your computer properly, often.

As to Facebook, seriously does anyone use that anymore? Since all the security issues and the renaissance in having real friends rather than 600 fakes ones to boost your ego?

Slightly off-topic, but last week a mate asked where to buy some WR Cedar from - as it's been a few years since I bought some, I couldn't think of the company name off the top of my head so I googled the timber species & scrolled down until a familiar timber wholesaler's name came up (Melbourne-based) that I used to buy from - I opened their site and sms'd the mate the details.

A couple of days later I receive my first ever email from them of their 'monthly specials'. Now I might be a bit naive, but how did they get my email address (which was my old work email, but kept it for personal emails) from simply browsing their site for a few seconds as I didn't fill out any forms?

As for Facebook -

Mark _australia said...
They can't "remember" anything if you clean your computer properly, often.

As to Facebook, seriously does anyone use that anymore? Since all the security issues and the renaissance in having real friends rather than 600 fakes ones to boost your ego?

I do, I have a friend in NZ that I chat to all the time

I did try and find you Mark but the search engine didnt have an account for an old bloke with a finger up his nose and out his eye

Mark _australia said...
They can't "remember" anything if you clean your computer properly, often.

And change your IP and mac address, change ISP... never login in to anything.

FormulaNova said...

FlySurfer said...

Mark _australia said...
They can't "remember" anything if you clean your computer properly, often.

And change your IP and mac address, change ISP... never login in to anything.

You have a static IP? I have to pay extra for that. Normally they give you a dynamic one, and/or run you through NAT.

MAC address? How are 'they' getting that? MAC addresses are only locally significant, so they won't be seeing that on the packets.

Changing your ISP? If you don't have a static IP address, and don't login to things, how are they going to know who you are?

Do you have software that keeps an eye on cookies that are used?

None of the above... they can target your device... see here:

http://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk/home/conference/Globecom_12/papers/p831-lanze.pdf

Disclaimer: I used to work in Web Analytics and used to dream up measurment techniques.

I have used Facebook since 2007, i like it. I don't play the games, i don't click the links. Never had any drama with it, or anybody.

Mark _australia said...
^^^ Mathew that lost me in the first paragraph as I dont use public AP's.

I don't feel the need to review the 'status' or random thoughts of tens or hundreds of e-frens from my mobile at various locations.
It would appear that doing stuff old school is safer, is that what they're on about?

Goind back to IP's most of the time the IP is the same if you don't disconnect but I can manually change my IP from 10.0.X.1 all the way thru to 99 for the last number every time I connect - if I wish. Yes?

Nothing to do with public anything... well not in the simple-networking sense.

It basically says, "your device has a unique fingerprint, defined by the crystal oscillator which built in to the network-hardware"... so changing IP's, connecting from different locations, etc still allows you to be tracked.... because the signature it is hardware-specific.

To stop being tracked, you would need to use a completely separate device.

Of course, if you login to say facebook using both devices, then it becomes possible to bind those two fingerprints together, and with your real name.

mathew said...

Mark _australia said...
^^^ Mathew that lost me in the first paragraph as I dont use public AP's.

I don't feel the need to review the 'status' or random thoughts of tens or hundreds of e-frens from my mobile at various locations.
It would appear that doing stuff old school is safer, is that what they're on about?

Goind back to IP's most of the time the IP is the same if you don't disconnect but I can manually change my IP from 10.0.X.1 all the way thru to 99 for the last number every time I connect - if I wish. Yes?

Nothing to do with public anything... well not in the simple-networking sense.

It basically says, "your device has a unique fingerprint, defined by the crystal oscillator which built in to the network-hardware"... so changing IP's, connecting from different locations, etc still allows you to be tracked.... because the signature it is hardware-specific.

To stop being tracked, you would need to use a completely separate device.

Of course, if you login to say facebook using both devices, then it becomes possible to bind those two fingerprints together, and with your real name.

Or is it to do with cookies on the computer. I used to be fairly concious about this and removed cookies quite often from my computer.

airjunkie said...
while im bitching about it why do people feel the need for updating everyone on the lame crap like - i just made jam on toast . . . this kind of thing stopped being an achievement while your age was still in single digits

lol - here's my achievement for the day

Mobydisc said...

mathew said...

Mark _australia said...
^^^ Mathew that lost me in the first paragraph as I dont use public AP's.

I don't feel the need to review the 'status' or random thoughts of tens or hundreds of e-frens from my mobile at various locations.
It would appear that doing stuff old school is safer, is that what they're on about?

Goind back to IP's most of the time the IP is the same if you don't disconnect but I can manually change my IP from 10.0.X.1 all the way thru to 99 for the last number every time I connect - if I wish. Yes?

Nothing to do with public anything... well not in the simple-networking sense.

It basically says, "your device has a unique fingerprint, defined by the crystal oscillator which built in to the network-hardware"... so changing IP's, connecting from different locations, etc still allows you to be tracked.... because the signature it is hardware-specific.

To stop being tracked, you would need to use a completely separate device.

Of course, if you login to say facebook using both devices, then it becomes possible to bind those two fingerprints together, and with your real name.

Or is it to do with cookies on the computer. I used to be fairly concious about this and removed cookies quite often from my computer.

cookies shmookies, pulled the damn thing apart and couldn't find anything remotely edible, let alone full of biscuity goodness.

FormulaNova said...
What are you worried about. Google seems to remember a lot of my search terms, and comes up with "interesting" suggestions on their ads

I think I might have to do some 'neutral' searches on Google, just to clean up these suggestions

Hahahahaha I hear you on that one....seems porn flashes up now by me just turning the dam thin on...