5.) Delete all social media accounts. 6.) Stop using any device that's connected. I forget the name of it but there is a security rating (class C? I forget) where no connectivity, no keyboard no monitor and no external drives are required. Or something along those lines. 7.) Become Amish.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Stuart Kinnear <stu...@skproactive.com> wrote: > There is a few things you can do. > > 1) use DuckDuckGo as your search provider > 2) remove all your history from Chrome (and the other browsers for that > matter). - I got a shock and found over 155000 entries in my history dating > back some years > 3) only run your browser in private mode > For Chrome: > C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe > --incognito > > Ditto for Internet Explorer and FireFox, though off hand I cannot > remember the command line shortcuts. > > Oh, and don't forget your phone's settings ! > > 4) Make sure you always log out of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and any > other social media account. > > > Regards, Stuart > > > > > On 21 December 2014 at 10:58, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do you use Chrome? Do you search while signed into a Google account? >> >> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: >> >>> Folks, a couple of days ago I ran a Google search for a set of >>> fine-tipped pens, found them at Officeworks, and went down and bought them >>> (as well as some paper and other stuff). This evening I went to this web >>> page: >>> >>> >>> http://www.myerrorsandmysolutions.com/how-to-install-certificates-file-cer-on-microsoft-windows-phone-based-devices/ >>> <http://t.signaledue.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2z8MG4N4WJpKqQK4kWF2mHLdh7Wljf19pFfl03?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myerrorsandmysolutions.com%2Fhow-to-install-certificates-file-cer-on-microsoft-windows-phone-based-devices%2F&si=6200614728499200&pi=9e5263a5-4dbd-47e4-f88e-a91272819878> >>> >>> In the middle of the page is a huge ad for the exact same pens that I >>> bought. The URL of the ad is (truncated): >>> >>> http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk >>> <http://t.signaledue.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2z8MG4N4WJpKqQK4kWF2mHLdh7Wljf19pFfl03?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleadservices.com%2Fpagead%2Faclk&si=6200614728499200&pi=9e5263a5-4dbd-47e4-f88e-a91272819878>? >>> [cut] &adurl= >>> http://www.megaofficesupplies.com.au/pelikan-artline-draw-system-pen-6-nib-sizes-1-2-3-4-5-8-black-wallet-6/%3Fdfw_tracker%3D2252-8735 >>> <http://t.signaledue.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2z8MG4N4WJpKqQK4kWF2mHLdh7Wljf19pFfl03?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.megaofficesupplies.com.au%2Fpelikan-artline-draw-system-pen-6-nib-sizes-1-2-3-4-5-8-black-wallet-6%2F%253Fdfw_tracker%253D2252-8735&si=6200614728499200&pi=9e5263a5-4dbd-47e4-f88e-a91272819878> >>> >>> I'm really, REALLY pissed off. I hate ads, I hate being tracked, I have >>> a tiny set of white-listed cookies, I erase my browsing history every few >>> days, and I didn't put anything that could identify me in any web pages in >>> the last few days. So how the f***nig hell is this possible?! This is >>> insidious, frightening and depressing. >>> >>> *Greg K* >>> >> >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stuart Kinnear > Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 > > SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd > acn. 81 072 778 262 > PO Box 6082 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia > > Business software developers. > SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
