Rant: Big Brother Is Watching You!

[Dan_S]

Most likely, a company got your email address, because of something you did, either you gave it to them, a sister company that shares information, or you left it in the wide open on the internet for all to see.

 

[JimDawson]

There are a number of companies that have my email address, but not normal consumer places like Sears, Wallyworld, Kmart, etc. I buy from Ebay, Amazon, NewEgg, etc, so one of those might be affiliated with Kmart. My Google account points to a different throwaway Gmail address. I'm sure it's tracking cookies. I don't mind targeted ads on the pages I visit, we gotta pay to play. But sending me an mail to an address that they shouldn't have just pi$$es me off.

 

[Dan_S]

I'm sure it's tracking cookies.

Jim, I'm a web developer. I in fact wrote my companies tracking system, and it can track pretty much anything you do on a page it's embedded on. However, it's not possible within the confines of JavaScript and cookies to get your email address off your machine. The only way i could get it, would be if you logged into my companies userid system, or you typed it into a form.

I buy from Ebay, Amazon, NewEgg, etc, so one of those might be affiliated with Kmart.

this is probably it, as all three of these companies have huge affiliate programs.

 

[Anthony G]

Such as a reputable company like VW for instance?

Touche' .....................I guess GM fits that bill, too.

 

[eugene13]

There is no more privacy, get used to it. I don't know who the quote belongs to, and I probably read it somewhere on the internet so it has to be true, i guess I'm used to it, does this make scence, I hope not.

 

[dlane]

I can be looking at somthing on Enco , Amazon then come to this site and the exact same thing is in the advertising on the home page ?