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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Obviously the miatamania etc ads are on this website. No biggy HOWEVER: I'm getting miata ads also on youtube, facebook, google, yahoo, hotmail, aim messenger etc... even on my motorcycle forum where a miata should not even be near by... wtf is this bs?
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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Tracking cookies.

Google it.
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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Yep, its not a nice thing at all. Go to CNN and sometimes you will see some of your facebook friends profile pics pop up... I "simply" run my own DNS server to black hole that crap.
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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If you care at all about keeping your personal information private you should never ever ever use facebook for anything.
Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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I has no facebook....lol. That **** is going to be the end of the world.
Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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I log out of facebook when I'm done with it. I suggest everyone else does the same.
Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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Yep /\ and delete your cookies in the Internet Options from the control panel.
Old Jan 25, 2011 | 03:30 PM
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or just use a different browser.
Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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I have firefox set to store no website, and erase all cookies.
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