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Re:Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to... by thisislife2 on Sunday September 28, 2025 @04:34PM (#45407739)
> Just because I searched for a car last week doesn't mean I haven't bought one already --- so why am I seeing auto ads when I search for pet supplies?

This generates a lot of false positives too - if I have bought something and I see an ad about it, I may still click at it out of curiosity but without any intention to purchase it. (And rarely has an online ad or copy induced me to purchase something again that I just bought). So Ad networks do have an incentive to keep showing me ads that I have clicked, whether it would convert into sales or not, because they make money from these clicks. I think that's why "personalisation" matter to the online ad industry - not because it increases conversion and makes more money for the advertisers, but because it does increase revenue for the advertisement platform.

Re:Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to... by asdff on Sunday September 28, 2025 @08:27PM (#45409291)
I'm always surprised people even click ads.
Re:Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to... by thisislife2 on Monday September 29, 2025 @11:06AM (#45414757)
I am the kind who does a lot of research before purchasing anything - so if I am buying something (or have bought it recently) it will be on my mind for some time and an ad related to it will arouse my curiosity, though (I like to believe) I am rarely swayed by them.