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startpage seems to be in bed with google.
you might look at'duckduckgo'
I have not used it myself, but it seems to be independant of google.
 
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calvin said:
startpage seems to be in bed with google.
you might look at'duckduckdo'
I have not used it myself, but it seems to be independant of google.
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before I had start page I had same problem Reba has now I added startpage deleted Google and I have no more problems with adds after I search for items to buy. also start page has a proxy or a regular way to look at searches.
most times I do not use proxy and have no adds anymore.
 
Roro1972 said:
before I had start page I had same problem Reba has now I added startpage deleted Google and I have no more problems with adds after I search for items to buy. also start page has a proxy or a regular way to look at searches.
most times I do not use proxy and have no adds anymore.
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What OS are you using? I use LINUX
I just googled startpage and it seems that it is not geared for the LINUX platform.
Maybe it is but I did not readily find it..(using google)
 
reba said:
SHEESH nope it went back to google :angry3

Just that quick
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You can't just get rid of Google, it's a love hate thing, but Google gives lots of accessibility to a lot of free things.
Ads from Google can only possibly show up in a Gmail account, if they are showing up in your Yahoo account for example then you have something else going on that Google is not responsible for.

Google ads should not just show up in your inbox unless you click on them, I have never seen one yet, but they claim they are there.

Using something like thunderbird for e-mail will filter out any google ads as they won't show in inbox.

Most sites you visit sends tracking cookies regardless, so your followed no matter what search engine you use.

To opt out of targeted ads (Not ads altogether) click on the box thing in Chrome far right (Google aps)

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There are lots of ad settings on the ad's option page.

Ad Guard Ad Blocker for Google Chrome extension.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adguard-adblocker/bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg?hl=en

Ghostery Chrome Extension.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery/mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij?hl=en

Poper Blocker Chrome Extension:
http://www.poperblocker.com/
 
Not in the emails just at the lousy frontier mail on the right side... and they follow me to FB .. heck i dont spend much time at FB.. Yea ads based on my interests... NO THANKS... like i said i used google to go to Lowes to look at carpet prices ... then the carpet ads show up ON my email and at FB... i do not want google to follow me..or tell others where i go..

I would like to buy an email account to get rid of ads.. looked into some of that , found out they are owned by the creepy followers anyway,,,,

Roro1972 .. computer jargon goes over my head quickly... i know how to delete a program... what i am trying to get to my desk top is full of shortcuts connected to google what happens to them ... maybe it is not a big deal... are there steps i need to take or do i just delete letting the chips fall..
 
reba said:
Not in the emails just at the lousy frontier mail on the right side... and they follow me to FB .. heck i dont spend much time at FB.. Yea ads based on my interests... NO THANKS... like i said i used google to go to Lowes to look at carpet prices ... then the carpet ads show up ON my email and at FB... i do not want google to follow me..or tell others where i go..

I would like to buy an email account to get rid of ads.. looked into some of that , found out they are owned by the creepy followers anyway,,,,

Roro1972 .. computer jargon goes over my head quickly... i know how to delete a program... what i am trying to get to my desk top is full of shortcuts connected to google what happens to them ... maybe it is not a big deal... are there steps i need to take or do i just delete letting the chips fall..
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Facebook. Go to this link, it's your security settings.

https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=privacy

Uncheck the box that says.
"Do you want search engines outside of facebook to link to your profile"
 
reba said:
I tried one more time and it worked :) :sohappy
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WHAT WORKED??
The facebook thing Brother Mike spoke about?
(I don't have facebook)

I've been using bing.
Just to t the URL address up at the top and write in
bing.com

It's also nice because there's a a pretty new picture every day.
Are they also spying on me?

Wondering
 
wondering said:
WHAT WORKED??
The facebook thing Brother Mike spoke about?
(I don't have facebook)

I've been using bing.
Just to t the URL address up at the top and write in
bing.com

It's also nice because there's a a pretty new picture every day.
Are they also spying on me?

Wondering
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Yes, Bing is Micro Soft owned.
 
th1b.taylor said:
Yes, Bing is Micro Soft owned.
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You mean they spy too?
What about if i used that incognito page for the browser?
I have nothing to hide, but I agree with Reba. It's terrible how corporations know what you're doing.
It reminds me of Big Brother, Farenheit 451, Brave New World, etc.

Do we have ANY privacy left??
 
wondering said:
You mean they spy too?
What about if i used that incognito page for the browser?
I have nothing to hide, but I agree with Reba. It's terrible how corporations know what you're doing.
It reminds me of Big Brother, Farenheit 451, Brave New World, etc.

Do we have ANY privacy left??
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The incognito browser window prevents them from following you and in Firefox there is a setting to keep them from planting the cookies that allow them to trace you.
 
wondering said:
You mean they spy too?
What about if i used that incognito page for the browser?
I have nothing to hide, but I agree with Reba. It's terrible how corporations know what you're doing.
It reminds me of Big Brother, Farenheit 451, Brave New World, etc.

Do we have ANY privacy left??
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No.privacy is an illusion.the goverment can track you via cameras.
 
Oh, and I pray you jest with that question. MS and Homeland Security worked together in creating a Key Tracker that is now in any version of windoze after 7. That tracker reports to the government.
 
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