Holsters and Facebook

[Knob Creek]

Apparently I was looking at some holsters on the web and Facebook noticed. Now I have ads by no less than six holster companies when I go to Facebook now. Also, I went up to FoxNews and a add popped up from Midway again for holsters.

 

[rep308]

That's why you should be using the Brave Browser, Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser

It's built on top of Chrome with built in ad and tracking blockers, it speeds things up by stopping all the crap, try it, it's free

 

[headednorth]

Yep its how they operate. We agree to that when we choose to use their "free" service. Theyre selling our info.

 

[appraiser]

I use a Firefox browser with the "facebook container" add on.

Many websites/businesses have links to FB and they are tracking you across the web to do directed advertising among other things.

The add on keeps the websites I visit from getting my FB info and passing it on... it works pretty well I get zero ads on FB now

 

[Dennis in MA]

I got that beat.

I was talking with a client the other day about my son running. Talking. On her back porch. "Yeah, my SIL is a marathoner. I'm going to have him run with her this weekend. I'd like him to run 2 9 minute miles to see what that feels like and to show that he can keep up with that. Just 9 minute miles and we'd be good."

Yesterday, I got an ad on my computer (NOT MY PHONE!) for life insurance for those who can run a 9 minute mile.

 

[citoriguy]

AdBlock Plus and Ghostery. They’re plug-ins for your browser (I use Chrome and Firefox) and haven’t seen an ad in years on most sites I go to, plus they’re free. There are some sites that’ll put up a notice saying they recognize the ad blocking software and you have to disable them to view the site. I just leave the site because it’s usually something someone posted on a forum and it’s not anything important anyways.

 

[not new guy]

That's why you should be using the Brave Browser, Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser

It's built on top of Chrome with built in ad and tracking blockers, it speeds things up by stopping all the crap, try it, it's free

I started using Brave maybe a month or so ago. It works and I like it.

 

[Knob Creek]

How is Brave with iMac or iOS ?

 

[not new guy]

I use it on my iphone. It works well as far as I can tell.

 

[knoxy]

Ha, skynet is always listening.

Last weekend we were talking about halloween. Someone started singing "monster mash".

5 minutes later monster mash came on pandora.

f***in creepy

 

[rep308]

AdBlock Plus and Ghostery. They’re plug-ins for your browser (I use Chrome and Firefox) and haven’t seen an ad in years on most sites I go to, plus they’re free. There are some sites that’ll put up a notice saying they recognize the ad blocking software and you have to disable them to view the site. I just leave the site because it’s usually something someone posted on a forum and it’s not anything important anyways.

That was my old set up and isn't bad. Try Chrome, it's better and faster.

 

[Knob Creek]

Installed Brave on my iMac and iPad. I'm liking it so far. Tells me what it's blocked. Took a couple steps to import Bookmarks from Safari but working good now. And as a bonus my iMac was dropping the WiFi connection from time to time. Since I stopped using Safari I've had no dropped connections.

 

[millbilly]

I recently "thought" that I should have a Facebook business page. Mind you I have zero internet presence and do zero advertising. I'm all word of mouth. Next time I went on Facebook they had created me a business page.