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* [[w:Operating system|Operating system]] - what type of device you're using
* system language
and many many others...<br>
While these bits of information seem inconsequential, a combination of 200+ such bits of information can uniquely identify you as an individual and allow the advertisers to build profile on you, a sort of permanent record, containing detailed records regarding who you are and what you like. This may include things you don't mind being made public, such as 'likes chocolate' but can also contain data that advertiser has inferred about you which may not be willing to share such as 'is gay' or 'is an atheist' (a capital crime in Saudi Arabia).<br>
[https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/iocluy/lpt_after_a_miscarriage_do_a_few_online_searches/ In this particularly depressing example], users on reddit are sharing tips on how to avoid being re-traumatised by ads following a miscarriage.
==Targeting you==
=Easy wins=
==Browsers==
Every major browser supports addons or extensions. Using this functionality to install an adblocker is one of the easiest and least complex ways to take matters into your own hands.
===uBlock Origin===
This free and open source add-on uses community compiled blocklists to monitor the outgoing browser requests, cancelling those which are going to a know known ad servers. You may get it [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock from here].
====Improving the defaults====
While the default settings are excellent for adblocking, uBlock Origin is also an excellent privacy tool with just few tweaks.<br>
Click on the new shield icon in the top right of your browser window and select 'Open the dashboard', go to Filter Lists tab. Got to the 'Privacy' subsection, and enable all the available lists. If you're not a social media user, it's also a good idea to go down to the 'Annoyance' section and enable the social media filter.<br>
If you're in European Union, and suffer thought the endless cookie notices, also enable the annoyances filter lists to block them and clean up the websites.
If you commonly use non-English language websites, consider enabling the list that matches your language from the regional section, if there is one.
==Android devices==
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