Welcome to the new forum

[static zap]

(Now you mention it ,have not seen the LED lighting guy with a strange expression,at top of page !)
... Does it think I'm on a phone ,
Firefox(ver 67.0.1(64bit))
Ele....forums.net is asking for "Push Notifications" ... Or is that why my "Ads" are broken ?

 

[littlespark]

Ah. I just guessed it worked like that. As I say, I only use it for purely legal purposes....

 

[Dan]

(Now you mention it ,have not seen the LED lighting guy with a strange expression,at top of page !)
... Does it think I'm on a phone ,
Firefox(ver 67.0.1) is asking for "Push Notifications" ... Or it that why my "Ads" are broken ?

Push notifications are forum-related. Makes it work like an app. Ads-wise I couldn't tell you. I see no ads the same as you. They're all custom for me and my devices.

 

[static zap]

As I understand it ,push notifications notify me when I'm not logged in , Too face-ache ish behaviour - for me !
(good reasons to have a FaceBook container)

 

[freddo]

To view and edit what Google has on your records you will need to login to a Google account and click here: http://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads

I have ad personalization turned off so the ads are random and not linked to any website I may have visited or any conversation I may have had with a colleague. No doubt the data is still being collected.

 

[Dan]

I have ad personalization turned off so the ads are random and not linked to any website I may have visited or any conversation I may have had with a colleague. No doubt the data is still being collected.

It absolutely is. I guarantee it. And being sold onto whoever wants to buy it. And often not too anonomised.

I've watched loads of documentaries on it. And The Guardian journalists have covered it a few times. They're the ones who investigated the Cambridge analytical data and got Facebook in front of MPs.

It's discussing what they do. But then our government does it too. And uses zero day bugs to track everybody and store data on them and profile them.

You would need a laptop pre-1996 to not have a chipset with a backdoor in it for various governments to access.

 

[littlespark]

I thought the perpetual energy thread was the one for conspiracy theorists....
come on.... govt spying on us through our computer?.....

 

[EalingBadger]

I thought the perpetual energy thread was the one for conspiracy theorists....
come on.... govt spying on us through our computer?.....

You've obviously not been following the news lately then...

 

[Dan]

Have a quick search of the guardian.

UK Spy Agency Joins NSA in Sharing Zero-Day Disclosure Process

The UK government has shared details on its vulnerability equities process (VEP), which is used to decide whether a government agency should disclose a discovered vulnerability or keep it secret for its own purposes.

www.securityweek.com

Landmark GCHQ Publication Reveals Vulnerability Disclosure Process

In a landmark move, GCHQ has published the "Equities Process" it uses when deciding whether to retain or disclose a technology vulnerability.

tech.newstatesman.com

US government responds to latest hack: give us more power over data collection

‘Zero day’ attack on high-level security clearance agency reignites push by Congressional leaders to hand federal government greater cybersecurity powers

www.theguardian.com

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jobs.theguardian.com

The UK government didn't share their knowledge of a zero-day exploit and it caused the whole of a US town to get attacked, now they're suing the UK for not sharing what they knew about the exploit.

Six days after a ransomware cyberattack, Atlanta officials are filling out forms by hand | CNN

City of Atlanta officials are telling employees to turn their computers and printers back on, but residents still can't access some city services online.

edition.cnn.com

It's real stuff I'm afraid.

 

[telectrix]

@ dan. when are all these ads going to go. generally on every post now, from bitcoin scams to arab dating sites.

 

[Andy78]

Hi @Dan
Any thoughts on my post #99 ? I know it's not to do with the recent changes but you know, while you're on with stuff

 

[Spoon]

to arab dating sites

Are they any good??

 

[freddo]

Have a quick search of the guardian.

Did you just put an ad in your post?!

Edit I've just looked around the forum a bit, what is this ad land???!!

 

[Dan]

Did you just put an ad in your post?!

Edit I've just looked around the forum a bit, what is this ad land???!!

As I said earlier in the thread. Google has now approved our new domain name. And because it's new the ad slots are all new. So I need to start off heavy and tail off the ones not getting clicked on. Eventually ending up with what we basically had before.

I can't just turn them off for regulars right now though because we would make no money. To them we are a brand new site. We don't have our previous 14 years worth of stats for advertisers to go off.

 

[DPG]

Give him a break folks.