Talking to someone through the laptop on Facebook messenger on Friday, about buying new chains for the chainsaw, now getting Facebook ads for chains and sharpening tools.
Definitely, 100% not Googled it......
I've done a fair bit of research in the past on Facebook pixels and website optimisation through Facebook, for my own and Mrs' website, but this does seem weird.
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Makes you question if Facebook etc. was invented for the technology, or than the other way round
I had alexa doing quite a few things for us in the house, linked up to lights, central heating and we ended up turning it off for 3 months as we were convinced it was listening. Turned off Siri too but was still happening.
I've got pixels installed on my photography website to I can track visitors coming back and I know my advertising works based on pixels but it doesnt explain that. So weird.
1. If you've had a voice conversation with someone about a specific topic and then you start to see FB about that same topic, it's seems a bit weird. But, there are lots of ways in which FB can identify you as someone interested in that topic, even if you're adamant that you haven't Googled it. You might have clicked a link on to a site where they're sold, your likely to be friends with the other person and he may be identified as someone with an interest in that topic or you might just fit all the sociodemographic data the company is looking for and they got lucky. (You probably can't remember ever seeing those ads before - but that doesn't mean you weren't served them, you just wouldn't have noticed them).
2. If you think that FB is serving up ads based on the content of conversations you have, I have one bit of advice: talk about stuff that's more interesting to look at than chainsaws.
Tbh, it doesn't actually bother me as much as it should, but I do find it really weird
I was talking to my missus about back pain earlier in the week and now I'm getting back pain relief adverts pop up. I've not googled it, I asked her if she had been looking online and she said she hadn't.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I do not believe this is a coincidence.
Not surprising that others have copied the data gathering techniques and have taken it further. As Leroy said earlier, the Amazon documentary was an eye opener.
Heat seeking drones that can tell when you're in your house as they fly past with someones elses delivery, anyone?
Ive got a Facebook account but very rarely go on there.
Both had our mobiles on us, but neither of us have internet coverage as they're both UK registered mobiles and the minutes run out pretty quick
There's been plenty of studies that, time and time again, prove that apps like Facebook don't activate your devices microphone in order to listen to your private conversations.
And ultimately, the reason why is that they don't need to, and that's even more scary. Having an algorithm analyse and rationalise speech is difficult to do, and even when it's done well is hit and miss at best.
But remember, Facebook can find you on whatever device you’ve ever checked Facebook on. It can exploit everything that retailers know about you. It can even track your in-store, cash-only purchases, for example if you have a loyalty card that is tied to your phone number of email address.
The disconcerting truth it, the wealth of data linked to each of us means that these algorithms know enough about you that they can predict what you are discussing with your friends and family, sometimes even before you've had the discussion (or even know that it's something you want to discuss).
They get you no matter what you do!
You are being listened too and watched, lookout for a guy outside your window, standing under a lamplight, wearing a raincoat, trilby and reading a newspaper with eye holes cut out at midnight!
Although they have put these WIFI boxes outside every house and the locals ain't too happy about the new EDF "Linky" meters