Annoying 'targeted' banner ads

Started by Speeddog, May 13, 2010, 08:58:42 PM

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Speeddog

A day or two ago, I visited art.com to look at what Picasso prints were available.
I'm not remotely interested in having any Picasso prints, I was just looking for reference.

Now, when I visit crash.net, there's a banner ad from art.com showing all sorts of Picasso prints for sale.  >:(

The first time it happened, I thought it may have just been an odd coincidence, but wasn't completely convinced.
Now it's happened again.

The 'service' is run by Criteo.com.

Before I push any buttons on their page that (allegedly) will get that crap off my screen, is there any way I can banish it from my end?

If I were being subjected to targeted advertising for something I was interested in, I'd be a lot less annoyed.
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If you are using Mozilla Firefox as a web browser try Tools/Clear Recent History.

If not, you should be.

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Tools/options/privacy/clear cookies in firefox.

If you remove any cookies from Criteo it should stop.
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Quote from: ducpainter on May 14, 2010, 02:20:57 AM
Tools/options/privacy/clear cookies in firefox.

If you remove any cookies from Criteo it should stop.

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Quote from: ducpainter on May 14, 2010, 02:20:57 AM
Tools/options/privacy/clear cookies in firefox.

If you remove any cookies from Criteo it should stop.


I have my FF set up for private browsing and it never saves anything but passwords.


No issues with ads or other junk.


Furthermore my virus and adware scans haven't found a SINGLE item since I set the browser like that.
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Quote from: alfisti on May 14, 2010, 04:52:08 AM

I have my FF set up for private browsing and it never saves anything but passwords.


Be careful with those saved passwords. Firefox > Preferences > Security > Saved Passwords > Show Passwords


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Ive noticed Facebook is real bad with this (actually I dont think "bad" is the right word...I really dont pay attention to adds)  But anything you have on your profile, interests, music etc, will trigger certain adds.  For instance, since I have "blah blah blah motorcycle" on my interests, I get adds telling me that carhart double fronted pants are the best value riding pant...because I couldnt figure that out without them telling me.  I also get a lot of Ducati Course adds...which I dont mind so much...come to think of it...im looking at a banner add with a 1098 as I type this....hmmm...Oh, and DucatiSeattle is another popular one, although thats a little bit of a hike from New Hampshire...
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Speeddog

I had tried clearing the cookies, but neglected to notice the 'time range'.
So clearing the last hour's worth of cookies didn't help.  :P

Going back and clearing 'Everything' did the job.

Indeed, Corse ads would be alright.
Just not Picasso.  [puke]
(No offense intended to Picasso fans, just not my cup of tea)
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#9
If you use Firefox, install Ad Blocker Plus plug-in.

No more banner ads.

And you can even turn it off for certain web-sites (like the DMF)
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+1 on Firefox and AD Blocker plus plug-in. [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

highly effective.....

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Quote from: WTSDS on May 14, 2010, 01:08:17 AM
If you are using Mozilla Firefox as a web browser try Tools/Clear Recent History.

If not, you should be.



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Quote from: Drunken Monkey on May 14, 2010, 08:00:03 AM
If you use Firefox, install Ad Blocker Plus plug-in.

No more banner ads.

And you can even turn it off for certain web-sites (like the DMF)
another +1 on this  [thumbsup]

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Yeah "Picasso" is what you're seeing I'm sure.....


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