07-15-2016, 05:33 AM
Companies pay for this to be done. I always add things to shopping carts to see how much Canadian shipping is and then abandon them when it's too high. If it's a major retailer, I can basically be sure the same item will show up in my Facebook advertising, often saying "still interested?"
Revzilla and eBay are two that always do it. As mentioned above, advertisers pay for this to happen.
It's a tradeoff. I used to disable anything g that could track me and use private browsing. The pro was I never got targeted advertising like this, the con (and why I stopped) was that you kiss out on any of the helpful metrics that give you better google searches, suggestions, etc...
Revzilla and eBay are two that always do it. As mentioned above, advertisers pay for this to happen.
It's a tradeoff. I used to disable anything g that could track me and use private browsing. The pro was I never got targeted advertising like this, the con (and why I stopped) was that you kiss out on any of the helpful metrics that give you better google searches, suggestions, etc...