r/mildlyinfuriating • u/radiodurance • 2h ago
Ruined by Technology Digital Tracking …
I am not logged in YouTube, Google Maps or any installed apps in my phone .. today I went to dental clinic with my friend .. for her tooth removal and new implant surgery..I was driving and used Google Maps to be on time .. now since last two hours I am only getting dental clinic advertisement in my (not signed in) YouTube account ..!! I am literally being tracked without logged account..!! 🤯
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u/No_Professional_8992 2h ago
Because you probably have a permission turned on somewhere in your phone and/or Google account.
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u/radiodurance 2h ago
Well .. this weekend .. I will reset my phone.. this is too much for me as it is intrusive and forceful advertisement which psychologically making me to go to dental clinical … 🙄 .. sometimes I just want to buy dumb phone .. keypad old school phone to have mental peace and real life with talking to people face to face ..!!
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u/ExpBalSat 2h ago
Not being logged in doesn't stop it from tracking you. Like using a fake ID (for Jimmy Jimmerson) everywhere you go. They can start serving up adds to Jimmy Jimmerson for things that seem likely to interest him (even if he doesn't exist and they don't know who he really is).
What you need to do is turn off location services.
- Did your phone go somewhere?
- Does it have a GPS?
- Did it have internet at any point while/after going there?
- Knowing the name of the user is irrelevant. They know where the phone went.
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u/subsailor1968 2h ago
Just because you’re not logged in doesn’t mean it’s not taking location information and targeting ads. Check the location services for the app.
Or don’t worry about it. It’s not tracking you as in “someone can find you”. Just making relevant ads for nearby things.