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Title: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: Clive on July 30, 2018, 19:27

I'd already changed most of mine anyway but it's still good advice if you want to protect yourself.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/07/28/5-amazon-obscure-settings-should-change-now.html?ICID=ref_fark

Title: Re: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: Simon on July 30, 2018, 20:13

There's nothing much of interest in my profile, and I don't use Alexa, so most of that doesn't actually apply to me.

Title: Re: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: Clive on July 30, 2018, 20:38

Very wise too.   8-)

Title: Re: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: GillE on August 01, 2018, 03:09

Amazon scares me almost as much as FaceBook.

Title: Re: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: Clive on August 01, 2018, 16:29

I used to hate the way they kept flashing adverts on the screen for items I'd been browsing.  But I switched that feature off long ago.   ::)

Title: Re: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: daveeb on August 05, 2018, 10:56

Quote from: Clive on August 01, 2018, 16:29

I used to hate the way they kept flashing adverts on the screen for items I'd been browsing.  But I switched that feature off long ago.   ::)

I still maintain FB bug your conversations then send targetted adverts  ':|

Title: Re: 5 Amazon obscure settings you should change now
Post by: Clive on August 05, 2018, 11:06

I don't really use Facebook although I maintain an account in order to visit various Facebook based sites.  But I also use Adblocker+ which is very effective.