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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by piquadrat on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @10:38AM (#18921707)
Google News for the longest time kept showing me updates for the Fremantle Dockers, an Australian football team (I'm Swiss, and never set foot on Australian soil). I wonder why...
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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by Quinner on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @11:06AM (#18921986)
Do you use / search for information about Docker (the container platform)?
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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by duxup on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @10:43AM (#18921762)
Yeah I've gotten some ultra disconnected bits too.

I'm really curious how those happen.

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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by piquadrat on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @11:06AM (#18921982)
well in this case I assume that my frequent searches for Docker (the technology) led Google News astray :)
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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by chris_wot on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:06PM (#18922545)
Wow, that's super random. As an Australian, hope you enjoy Aussie Rules!
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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by seba_dos1 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @11:13AM (#18922050)
Maemo user? :D
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