All of you must be aware of advertising where ads pop-up based on the web page you’re currently visiting. For example, let’s say if you are on a gaming related website, then ads on the same page will be related to games only; if you are searching for a specific mobile, then you might come across ads that are related to mobile reviews, their accessories, etc.
However, the latest topic on the internet is behavioural advertising, where ads are shown as per your past activity you’ve shown too much interest on the Internet. For instance, if you visit a travel website to search for “hotels in America”, then you’ll come across a number of ads related to America Hotels on every web page you’ll visit later. Be it about reading an online article, or watching video on YouTube, or checking your Facebook updates, the ads will be same everywhere – America Hotels.
In short, such ads follow your everywhere even after you have switched to a different content. The online ads, with the help of your system’s IP address, are able to access you, and accordingly, popup the relevant advertising. So, how can you get out of it?
Facebook – Go to Facebook settings > Edit “Ads based on my use of websites and apps” > Choose “off” option.
Google – Go to google.com/ads/preferences and then check if the “Ads based on your interests” setting is off or not. If not, make sure to switch it off.
iOS – Go to settings > Privacy > Advertising and then turn on Limit Ad track to get rid of all the internet based ads that appears on your iPhone or iPad.
Android – Go to Google Settings > Click ads > Click Opt out of internet based ads.
Yahoo – This social networking site comes with an Ad Interest Manager option, thus allowing you to get out of interest based ads in one click only. You just have to visit privacy.yahoo.com/aim and then click the Opt Out button.
However, the latest topic on the internet is behavioural advertising, where ads are shown as per your past activity you’ve shown too much interest on the Internet. For instance, if you visit a travel website to search for “hotels in America”, then you’ll come across a number of ads related to America Hotels on every web page you’ll visit later. Be it about reading an online article, or watching video on YouTube, or checking your Facebook updates, the ads will be same everywhere – America Hotels.
In short, such ads follow your everywhere even after you have switched to a different content. The online ads, with the help of your system’s IP address, are able to access you, and accordingly, popup the relevant advertising. So, how can you get out of it?
How to get rid of Internet based advertising?
If you don’t want other online companies to access your past activities to display relevant ads on your website, you can opt for an option to get out of it. Facebook, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and several other websites come up with few simple ways you can consider following to opt out of targeted advertising.Facebook – Go to Facebook settings > Edit “Ads based on my use of websites and apps” > Choose “off” option.
Google – Go to google.com/ads/preferences and then check if the “Ads based on your interests” setting is off or not. If not, make sure to switch it off.
iOS – Go to settings > Privacy > Advertising and then turn on Limit Ad track to get rid of all the internet based ads that appears on your iPhone or iPad.
Android – Go to Google Settings > Click ads > Click Opt out of internet based ads.
Yahoo – This social networking site comes with an Ad Interest Manager option, thus allowing you to get out of interest based ads in one click only. You just have to visit privacy.yahoo.com/aim and then click the Opt Out button.
