I’ve never taken that much notice of my privacy, or lack of, as I’ve been surfing the Web. However, after recent, obviously targeted advertising directed at me, where the ads blatantly reflected some product research I had just performed, I decided to investigate. Innocuous focused advertising, which can be informative, can simply feel like a violation. Other intrusions can be downright dangerous, though, and can include password lifting, and other unscrupulous sniffing around.
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Ratcheting Up Your Web-Browsing Privacy
Posted by: Patrick Nelson July 19, 2012 05:00 AMI’ve never taken that much notice of my privacy, or lack of, as I’ve been surfing the Web. However, after recent, obviously targeted advertising directed at me, where the ads blatantly reflected some product research I had just performed, I decided to investigate. Innocuous focused advertising, which can be informative, can simply feel like a violation. Other intrusions can be downright dangerous, though, and can include password lifting, and other unscrupulous sniffing around.