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Amazon Snooping Your Surfing For Targeted Ads?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shoulder-surfing-retailers dept.

Jewfro_Macabbi writes, "Recently after browsing major online retailers for Bluetooth adapters, I went to Amazon.com to find front-page ads for, you guessed it, Bluetooth adapters. Disable cookies, the ads go away; re-enable cookies and the ads re-appear. The EULA is ambiguous as usual. Try it for yourself and see."

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  1. Buy It On.... by DynaSoar · · Score: 4, Funny

    While searching a bit torrent site for old episodes of La Femme Nikita, I was regaled by an ad which read:
    "Can't find La Femme? Buy it on eBay!"

    Really. Just a rental as per usual, or an all out purchase?
    Can I take it for a test drive?
    The shipping would probably be horrendous. I'll bet they sell them "pick up only". Which is, after all, the usual way. So who needs eBay?

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  2. It's actually... by ericdano · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's actually a Ninja named Roger who's pissed at him. He's waiting for the author to click on the wrong link.

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  3. Re:How long did it take you? by Afecks · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, you mean when I go to www.nsa.gov my packets can be sniffed by AT&T and then given to the NSA? What kind of twisted Orwellian nightmare has this world become?!