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Topic: Ad-ware

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28 AUG 2012 at 9:04am

Renobe

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I am wondering if anyone has read that Google is installing Ad-ware on people computors.
For example. I made a search on Google for computors and recieved on the first page all local stores in the Columbus OH area which I live. Repeated search on other search engines and recieved  expected national listings. This happens on other consumer items as well. Before making the searches I emptied the Cookie foulders.



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29 AUG 2012 at 2:32pm

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Its just reading your ip address and matching it to your local hub.

Then it can match ads to your area.

 

The really cool ones are on phones where they can tell where you are standing and give you directions to the nearest shop.

You have to give permission for that though.

 

The IP address is where they send the reply to the search so they know roughly where you are.

 

Nothing needed on your computer.



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