What age and sex does Google think you are?(google.com)
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What age and sex does Google think you are?
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"You've opted out, but you can opt in at any time." I am really surprised that the majority of readers of HN have not opted out from being tracked.
It just tells me that I've opted out of whatever this is.
It has no idea what my age or gender are. Which amuses me to no end, because I specified gender on my profile, and don't keep my age secret either :)
Or maybe it thinks "Female, 42" is unflattering and so it stays silent. An ad network with manners!
Or maybe it thinks "Female, 42" is unflattering and so it stays silent. An ad network with manners!
Google doesn't care what your age and sex really are. They're just dividing people into demographics for advertising purposes. So if you are likely to click on similar ads as other people they've put into the same bucket, they're happy.
Google had what I was a few years ago, but they've not updated my age range.
My Tivo unit used to record a lot of the Logo network shows for me, and I could never figure out why, or get it to stop.
My Tivo unit used to record a lot of the Logo network shows for me, and I could never figure out why, or get it to stop.
Me: 20, male.
Google Infers: 65+, male.
not sure how to take that...
not sure how to take that...
Purchasing too much viagra!
Not as extreme as your, but it also has me 65+, when in fact I'm 51.
Firefox (Aurora) and I get this:
Maybe because I don't live in the US?
Your browser's cookies seem to be disabled. Ads Preferences will not work until you enable cookies in your browser. How do I enable cookies?
Maybe because I don't live in the US?
I do not understand why this is even a thing to discuss.
An algorithm may or may not have got something correct.
An algorithm that works out advertising. If it gets it wrong we won't click through, if it does we might but probably won't as we're all geeks that ignore ads anyway.
FUD.
An algorithm may or may not have got something correct.
An algorithm that works out advertising. If it gets it wrong we won't click through, if it does we might but probably won't as we're all geeks that ignore ads anyway.
FUD.
Google thinks I'm male (probably gleaned that juicy tidbit from my profile). No word yet on my age.
Google: 25-34, Male
Actual: 28, Male
It thinks I'm a 65+-year-old male into extreme sports and uh... anatomy?
"Ads on the web
You've opted out, but you can opt in at any time."
Well yeah.
Its actually funny. I have DNT enabled. If I click opt in, it refresh and doesn't opt in. Doesn't say why :-)
Well yeah.
Its actually funny. I have DNT enabled. If I click opt in, it refresh and doesn't opt in. Doesn't say why :-)
Funny, they think I'm 65+, just like the television seems too...
(One of the reasons I quit watching TV is it seems like all the ads are for people whose main asset is medicare benefits)
(One of the reasons I quit watching TV is it seems like all the ads are for people whose main asset is medicare benefits)
I opted out on my main browser. On a browser I don't use so much and don't have tracking disabled: male and 65+. More than half that and not male. I guess I should shop for more pink stuff?
Excellent:
"You currently do not have an ‘id’ cookie."
Male, 25-34. I am actually male and 31.
Male, 25-34. I turn 25 in 2 months and am male. Heh not bad.
Male, 35-44
I'm actually male and 38. Not bad.
I'm actually male and 38. Not bad.
Somehow, it doesn't know.
. . . but I find that oddly validating.
Edit: And I'm thinking the ads will probably stay more relevant if I don't fix that.