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leesonic

leesonic

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I just went to log in on my home PC after changing my password. After the recent security breach that some friends of mine have experienced (@coonmanx was one of them), I thought it would be best. So as I put in my login name and password, up pops this advertisement :

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I mean, has this site totally sold out now, or what? Supposing it was a malicious pop-up that now has my login info?
 
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leesonic said:
I just went to log in on my home PC after changing my password. After the recent security breach that some friends of mine have experienced (@coonmanx was one of them), I thought it would be best. So as I put in my login name and password, up pops this advertisement :

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I mean, has this site totally sold out now, or what? Supposing it was a malicious pop-up that now has my login info?
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Not as an admin but as a casual member of the site - you have been online for quite a few years, so there is a profile about you out there.
The ad agencies knows enough about you to know that have a thing for British cars, so you get a British car ad.
I get ads in my browser (Chrome) from Rimmer Brothers (UK parts supplier) all the time - its the nature of the web.

But if it was a LOCAL ad on your PC (Windows?), not in your browser before you went onto any web sites, thats not an AK thing, thats a personal machine issue.
FWIW, I'm a Mac user - so I can't help troubleshoot windows issues.
 
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You need an add blocker. I don't know which one my son installed, but using Firefox I get no adds at all, but he also disabled the "Cortana" in Windows, which is where all the spy schiit is hidden. I use Google Chrome for very few things, like if I want to order a Pizza from the restaurant down the street their web page doesn't play nice with firefox
 
hjames said:
Not as an admin but as a casual member of the site - you have been online for quite a few years, so there is a profile about you out there.
The ad agencies knows enough about you to know that have a thing for British cars, so you get a British car ad.
I get ads in my browser (Chrome) from Rimmer Brothers (UK parts supplier) all the time - its the nature of the web.

But if it was a LOCAL ad on your PC (Windows?), not in your browser before you went onto any web sites, thats not an AK thing, thats a personal machine issue.
FWIW, I'm a Mac user - so I can't help troubleshoot windows issues.
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I'm not buying that. If there was indeed a profile about me and the ads were targeting that, it would show me high heels for my wummon, old Merkurs and Mercury Capris, and the speakers and stuff I look at on this site. Not a brand new Range Rover.

krautmaster said:
You need an add blocker. I don't know which one my son installed, but using Firefox I get no adds at all, but he also disabled the "Cortana" in Windows, which is where all the spy schiit is hidden. I use Google Chrome for very few things, like if I want to order a Pizza from the restaurant down the street their web page doesn't play nice with firefox
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No, I don't. I have no problems with ads on any other site apart from this one. Yahoo mail, RockAuto, car forums, even Facefook for feck's sake. None of them cause the ad problems I have on here, and certainly NONE of them when I'm trying to log in.


Also, I'm not sure why this post was moved to a wheels and wings forum. It's about the ads that pop up ever since this site was "upgraded".
 
leesonic said:
I'm not buying that. If there was indeed a profile about me and the ads were targeting that, it would show me high heels for my wummon, old Merkurs and Mercury Capris, and the speakers and stuff I look at on this site. Not a brand new Range Rover.



No, I don't. I have no problems with ads on any other site apart from this one. Yahoo mail, RockAuto, car forums, even Facefook for feck's sake. None of them cause the ad problems I have on here, and certainly NONE of them when I'm trying to log in.


Also, I'm not sure why this post was moved to a wheels and wings forum. It's about the ads that pop up ever since this site was "upgraded".
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Because you showed a pic of a car!!! :rflmao::rflmao::rflmao::rflmao:
 
leesonic said:
I have no problems with ads on any other site apart from this one. Yahoo mail, RockAuto, car forums, even Facefook for feck's sake. None of them cause the ad problems I have on here, and certainly NONE of them when I'm trying to log in.

Also, I'm not sure why this post was moved to a wheels and wings forum. It's about the ads that pop up ever since this site was "upgraded".
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No flames meant, but a lot of folks post in "AK New Format" because they aren't sure where to post a complaint.
There are threads for AK Ad issues - but your initial post was a bit vague - I wasn't sure if it was a Windows issue, browser related or what.

Frankly, it probably ought to have gone here -
Advally

Thread 'Report Problems with Ads Here!'

Hey everyone!

My name is Doug Bishop, and I'm the owner of Advally. We're the company who is assisting AudioKarma dial in a new ad setup. I've heard from the admins that there has been a few issues cropping up, and I want to get rid of any problems for you as fast as we can.

If you see something, could you report it here with the following info:

-Operating System You're using
-Device type
-Browser
-Screen Capture (if able)

That will do a great deal to help figure out what is going on.

Really appreciate the opportunity to assist you guys!
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No problem moving it back - but if you think the ad folks out there have no profile on you, you are mistaken.
If you have a web presence, they have a profile for you.
Its the AK Ad vendor's bad algorithm that fed you a range rover ad instead of Jag or any number of other things.
I don't think there is a huge market of Capri vendors out there .
 
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leesonic said:
Supposing it was a malicious pop-up that now has my login info?
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Firefox or brave + ublock or ghosthery, add cloudflare DNS too (1.1.1.1). On this day and age internet is not useful without them, ads are insecure, consume resources, extremely obtrusive, tons of telemetry, is sickening.
You will hear that you have to deal with it the but that is bananas, you can have at least a little bit of guardrails against them.
 
you are being tracked all the time, its the way of the web.

here is one very basic one most never look at.






Manage your Google ad preferences quickly by visiting My Ad Center while signed in to your account. [1, 2]
Customize your ad experience with the following options:
  • Personalized Ads: Toggle ads on or off. When off, ads are based on general factors like time or webpage topic rather than your account history.
  • Topics & Brands: Select the Customize Ads tab to tell Google you want to see more or fewer ads for specific brands or categories.
  • Sensitive Ads: Limit ads regarding topics like alcohol, dating, gambling, pregnancy, parenting, and weight loss.
  • Manage Privacy: Control what personal data, activity (such as site or app activity), and profile info Google uses to tailor your ads. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Tip: You can also access these settings directly on Google services. Simply tap the three-dot menu next to any ad on Search, YouTube, or Discover to immediately adjust your preferences. [1, 2]




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shut it off


Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) tracks you through embedded "pixels" across millions of websites, app data, location services, and offline purchase partnerships. Even if you don't use their apps, they collect a profile on you. To cut down this tracking, you can adjust specific privacy settings. [1, 2]

meta
android
windows

just a few. you are being tracked always and your data is being sold. insurance companies debt collectors credit card companies and many others

i use some of these sights regular. i also use numerous ad blockers. they do block the ad so you dont see it. but they have the info to send it

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leesonic said:
I mean, has this site totally sold out now, or what? Supposing it was a malicious pop-up that now has my login info?
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Becoming a Subscriber would fix most of your AD problems on AK most likely (at least it does for me).

I can Google search an item or buy an item on Amazon.........and there is a good chance an AD for that item will appear on my DISH Network TV shortly thereafter. Life on the internet is lots more complicated these days than it used to be.
 
leesonic said:
In a forum about the "new AK Format" and the problems it's having? Supposing I showed a picture of small off-duty czechoslovakian traffic warden?
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You'd see a Skoda ad! (Czech-brand of car popular in Europe)
 
Use Firefox with Ghostery and Ublock Origin keeps most ads out of sight. Have Chromium (using a Linux OS) with Ghostery and Ublock to use if site and Firefox don't get along andhave Brave installed as third option.

Upgrade to a new version of the Linux OS go to a site without the extensions installed yet all the ads will have me adding them back in a hurry.
 
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