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To: grania; JimRed
If you use Firefox or Safari, enable "don't track me" add-ons ("Blur" for Mac) and Ad-Block.

Get in the habit of only searching for things in 'secure' search engines. ixquick.com is a good one. They don't save/record your IP address or search history.

Not having social media accounts such as Facebook helps.

Routinely delete cookies from your web browser.

If you have an iPhone,

Go to "Settings"

Go to "Privacy"

Go to "Location services" turn off location services on everything except for Maps, and Siri - set those to "While using."

Then go to "Advertising" turn on "Limit Ad Tracking," then click "Reset Advertising Identifier.

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When you purchase from the Internet, use sites that are reputable and do not provide your information to third parties.

I haven't had targeted ads (aside from a few I signed up for like sportsmansguide and centerfire because I'm a customer and also receive their print catalogues by request) since probably about 2009ish. Of course, when I go to Amazon, I get the "you may like" based on my search history within Amazon, but I don't get emails or anything of the sort other than purchase/shipping confirmations.

Hope that helps.

69 posted on 09/29/2015 4:19:54 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: Repeat Offender

Thank you. It does help. It’ll be tomorrow’s project. <^..^>


71 posted on 09/29/2015 5:04:02 PM PDT by grania
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To: Repeat Offender

I guess the windows “in private” browser tab would accomplish that?


72 posted on 09/30/2015 9:54:17 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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