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Atman

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6. Install something like Ghostery, block the trackers.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2014, 01:42 PM

Apr 2014

Yes, they do know what you're looking for. As you visited those other sites and did searches, trackers were placed in your browser. When you went to Amazon, it read them and knew what you'd been searching. Ghostery will block most of them.

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Amazon seems to know ahead of time what I want to search for. [View all] Kablooie Mar 2014 OP

I remove all website data at least once a week. onehandle Mar 2014 #1

I had a similar experience. northoftheborder Mar 2014 #2

I buy books for a library. intheflow Apr 2014 #5

Its the google, thats the worst search engine arikara Mar 2014 #3

Just go to Safari/Preferences/Privacy LiberalArkie Mar 2014 #4

Install something like Ghostery, block the trackers. Atman Apr 2014 #6