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Post by Ivor E Tower on Sept 2, 2024 19:52:25 GMT
Misread the thread title as piracy...same thing really... Yes, same here and I often misread things like Wedding Fairs as Welding Fares which sound far more interesting.... As to adverts and pay-or-else, I get very frustrated by adverts that pop up in the most inconvenient places on clips that I am watching. YouTube was so much better before all the adverts forced their way onto my screen; I've trained my brain to switch off and ignore adverts but it's the time that they take up that is most annoying - if I'm trying to watch something quickly whilst eating breakfast, for example, 30 seconds of unwanted advertising can make all the difference between seeing all of a clip or having to wait and risk delaying my departure for work. I hate adverts with a passion !! |
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Post by Chester PB on Sept 7, 2024 12:55:08 GMT
Although I have all 'third party' cookies blocked, I have noticed that I still sometimes see an unwanted advertisement and a cookie for that site then appears in my 'cookies and site data' list available to view in my Google Chrome browser. Beside each cookie is a drop down menu that allows me to prevent that site storing data on my PC, and if I select that and refresh the page the advertisement does not appear again. I don't understand how these cookies are not defined as 'third party' - perhaps because the sites have paid the host website and are not defined as such? |
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Post by geoffr on Sept 7, 2024 13:27:04 GMT
Although I have all 'third party' cookies blocked, I have noticed that I still sometimes see an unwanted advertisement and a cookie for that site then appears in my 'cookies and site data' list available to view in my Google Chrome browser. Beside each cookie is a drop down menu that allows me to prevent that site storing data on my PC, and if I select that and refresh the page the advertisement does not appear again. I don't understand how these cookies are not defined as 'third party' - perhaps because the sites have paid the host website and are not defined as such? I have heard it said that Google, irrespective of one's settings, tracks everything. I have no evidence of that but, just in case, I won't use anything Google if I can possibly avoid it. That, obviously, includes their browser and Microsoft's Edge which is based on Chrome. Your choice, but I wouldn't use Chrome. |
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Post by Chester PB on Sept 14, 2024 15:34:19 GMT
Although I have all 'third party' cookies blocked, I have noticed that I still sometimes see an unwanted advertisement and a cookie for that site then appears in my 'cookies and site data' list available to view in my Google Chrome browser. Beside each cookie is a drop down menu that allows me to prevent that site storing data on my PC, and if I select that and refresh the page the advertisement does not appear again. I don't understand how these cookies are not defined as 'third party' - perhaps because the sites have paid the host website and are not defined as such? I have heard it said that Google, irrespective of one's settings, tracks everything. I have no evidence of that but, just in case, I won't use anything Google if I can possibly avoid it. That, obviously, includes their browser and Microsoft's Edge which is based on Chrome. Your choice, but I wouldn't use Chrome. 'Heard it said' where? (sounds like a Trumpism).
I would not be surprised about tracking everything, since they are probably advising the police about searches for, and use of, sites offering porn featuring under age participants (for example). Since I don't frequent such sites, I'm not greatly concerned about Google knowing where I go on the web. However, I suspect that all the other web browsers are the same even if we believe otherwise. My comment related to stopping the use of unwanted advertisements that also install cookies. |
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Post by don on Sept 23, 2024 23:44:47 GMT
I’m not gonna pay thirteen quid a month for advert free YouTube I tune out for the minute they’re on. I spend more time on YouTube than mainstream channels but the charge for advert free is a rip off. Netflix is 4.99 a month with advertising and I get one advertisement every few hours
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