Google Wants to Be Super Nielson

Posted by brideoflinux on Mar 25, 2015 3:15 AM EDT
FOSS Force; By Christine Hall
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Last night I bought a Tracfone online. This morning, when I bring up FOSS Force on the browser, I’m greeted by an ad hawking Tracfones. Likewise, a few months ago after I purchased a coolant reservoir for my 27 year old BMW, I was greeted by ads on every site I visited for companies specializing in parts for old BMWs. We’re all used to this, right? Even if we just conduct a simple Google search, we’re liable to be followed around by ads pertaining to that search for hours, if not days or weeks. Well, guess what? This sort of targeting is coming to your TV soon.

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