Another PC Question

[Rob Gaskin]

I'm getting fed up with my computer screens showing me adverts for stuff I've been looking at.

If I look on ebay, or booking.com for example nearly everything I go to next e.g. BT Internet mail I get reminded what I've looked at and what I may want to look at next. It's another form of irritation like cold-calling.

Also it is slowing my pc down e.g. the BT mail page - I'm waiting for stuff to load that I don't want!

I'm assuming those damn 'cookies' are responsible.

So can I dissable them but keep saved logins like my Z Club page etc?

ps - the only good thing is that my wife looked online at bras - I now get girls in bras poping up now and again.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Another thing:

My BT Mail screen has changed so I now get my emails in a format that is like my mobile phone i.e. it shows me history. So in my inbox I can see sent mail - it's really confusing and when I reply I don't know who I'm replying to i.e. it could be people in the history of the email .

And to top it all the 1st email at the top of the page is an advert which again I don't want.

EDIT: Just spent a while Opting Out of advertising - let's see if it works!

 

[jonbills]

What browser do you use Rob?
I think blocking 3rd party cookies will help (without breaking the cookies you do want, like you Zclub site cookies). Do a google for your browser blocking 3rd party cookies.

 

[toopy]

If your using Firefox you could install the 'No Script' addon for the browser

this basically stops all the extraneous **** loading until you allow it too.

great for stopping adds loading and extra tat on busy websites, wont affect cookies

 

[Rob Gaskin]

I'm using Chrome. Spent quite a bit of time clicking on ads and opting out of monitoring/suggesting lifestyle purchases.

However not much improvement yet. Bit like my registration to the phone preference scheme - they still keep coming.

I have won the Jehovah Witnesses at the door though - they don't come within 20 yds !

 

[grahamjc]

I use Firefox and use a couple of the ad blocking addons. I dont use chrome because google makes its money from advertising and doesnt always play nice with the adblockers.

You can get all sorts of addons, including downloading videos from YouTube

 

[jonbills]

I have chrome, and blocked 3rd party cookies ...
go to chrome://settings/content
and select 'block 3rd party cookies and site data'.
It's stopped everything advertising back to me stuff I've been looking at.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

...go to chrome://settings/content
and select 'block 3rd party cookies and site data'.....

Done that now thanks, let's hope it works as expected.

 

[Jellyfishfields]

Another thing:

My BT Mail screen has changed so I now get my emails in a format that is like my mobile phone i.e. it shows me history. So in my inbox I can see sent mail - it's really confusing and when I reply I don't know who I'm replying to i.e. it could be people in the history of the email .

And to top it all the 1st email at the top of the page is an advert which again I don't want.

EDIT: Just spent a while Opting Out of advertising - let's see if it works!

I've had the same issue, the new format is very confusing.

Try this as a fix, worked for me.

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/SLN15805.html