How you can easily opt-out all advertisements βάσει ενδιαφέροντος ή την συμπεριφορική advertising that companies like Facebook and Google use? Using these ads serves you targeted ads on your computer or mobile phone.
You probably know about these ads, as we at iGuRu.gr, we mention them very often. But if you do not know, in a few words are the ads that are displayed based on the content of the current site.
For example, if you read on our website an article about Web Hosting, it is likely that Google will serve you ads related to Web Hosting products. If you're reading a mobile phone review, you'll see ads for mobile phones,
Interest-based or behavioral ads are the ones that appear on your screen, based on your previous online activity and interests.
To give an example: A woman is pregnant and, of course, lately she has been browsing websites with babies. These websites use cookies, so Google, for example, knows about the upcoming birth of the child and displays ads from stores with similar species.
In other words, the ads follow you around the Internet, even if you switch websites. The services projectionof ads with the help of browser cookies, are able to track you across the web and serve you relevant ads.
Below we will describe how you can block these companies from using your online behavior to provide you with relevant ads. Follow the steps below and opt-out from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, Amazon and other ad networks.
Let's see how it works:
1. Google: From address google.com/ads/preferences exclude ads based on your interests if the setting is on.
2. Microsoft: - Go to choice.microsoft.com and turn off personalized ads in this browser ”, to allow only generic ads. The users of Windows 10 can click the "Start" button, then Settings - Privacy, and then turn off "Applications use my Ad ID" to turn off personalized ads that appear in in-app applications.
3 Amazon: like Google, Amazon serves too many interest-based ads on its sites as well as external websites. Go to the address amazon.com/gp/dra/info and change the setting that says, "Do not personalize Amazon ads for this Internet browser."
This is a setting for cookies, which are not linked to your Amazon account. Therefore, if delete cookies, your setting will no longer apply.
4. Yahoo: Yahoo has the Ad Interest Manager (AIM) that lets you choose to opt out of interest-based advertising with one click. Go to the address privacy.yahoo.com/aim and click blue "opt out" button to register your preference.
5. iOS: On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, Privacy, Advertising and turn on Ad Track Limit to opt out of interest-based ads from iAd, the Apple ad network.
6. Android: Open the Google settings app for the Android phone, tap ads to turn Opt out from interest-based ads.
7. Twitter: Go on Twitter settings and deselect "Tailor ads based on information shared by ad partners." Similarly, for the Twitter app, go to Settings, Privacy Option, Advertising and enable the "Limit Ad Tracking" setting.
8 Facebook: Go on Facebook settings, click Edit in the "Ads according to how I use sites and applications" setting, and select "Off" to view interest-based online ads.
How to Stop All Interest-Based Ads (Total)
Now if you want to stop advertising by interest from all companies on websites or any device, you should use web-based tools such as aboutads.info and networkadvertising.org.
The above tools will help you opt out of interest-based ads from all the networks that are members.
These tools use cookies and therefore use them in every browser and device you want to opt-out. The downside is that your preferences will be lost if you delete your browser's cache.
