Help, my email account has been hacked

RussJK

Most people use Gmail for security; only real issue with them is they scan your emails in order to better target advertising. It's a creepy world they're helping to build.

Yolina

I usually add a sentence about a random subject at the start and end of emails that I send to friends (they do the same), messes up the targeted ads a bit

RussJK

Yolina wrote: »

I usually add a sentence about a random subject at the start and end of emails that I send to friends (they do the same), messes up the targeted ads a bit

Careful though, these 'streams of consciousness' may be more revealing than you realise!

Yolina

Well we tend to use things we've read about or seen recently - quite fun actually. So for instance today, an email I received from a friend started with the Will & Kate exclusive dolls from Hamleys and finished with something about Spanish footballers going on strike... I found inspiration in the adverts from the free local paper to include my reply.

RussJK

Do you get any corresponding change in the types of ads you get? Or are you using something like Adblock?

Yolina

I've leant to pretty much not see them... just actually bothered to look at them and I do have some totally random stuff in there, like solar panels, Xmas party venue finder and Royal Albert Hall tickets :rotfl:

Edit: also found Peru holidays, guesthouse in Tokyo, R4 Clinical Plus ("the worlds most advanced dental practice management software" apparently) so yes, it's definitely confusing the system

RussJK

Yolina wrote: »

Edit: also found Peru holidays, guesthouse in Tokyo, R4 Clinical Plus ("the worlds most advanced dental practice management software" apparently) so yes, it's definitely confusing the system

Haha. Well when Google Analytics becomes self-aware, let's just hope it enjoyed you being difficult I try not to earn the ire of pre-sentient machines.