Question:
Why does my e-mail keep advertising to me like I am fat and how can I get it to stop?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2012-03-08 10:21:40 UTC
I have Yahoo mail and I have noticed in the past the ads were directed at whatever things I frequented on the internet (like baby items when I was pregnant). Well, everytime I log into my mailbox it has some advertisement of a fat woman getting skinny and how to do it. I AM NOT FAT. I don't go looking on weight loss websites, I don't even track calories or belong to any fitness sites or read about this stuff or exercise. What the hell? How do I get it to stop because I am starting to get mad at my mailbox calling me fat over and over, and I don't care how stupid it is. Obviously their tracking system thinks this applies to me somehow...why and how do I get it to stop????
Eighteen answers:
anonymous
2012-03-08 13:13:46 UTC
Pregnancy often equals a postpartum mother who worries (rightly or wrong) about her now perceived weight gain...so the ad companies take a shot at sending all new mothers these targeted ads.



One aspect of using the 'Net many folks don't realize is your browser brings back "3rd party" assets: including 'tracking cookies', which follow and report your movements across the 'Net: then Ad agencies compile your behavior (a profile of you) to then send ads back at you.

You must modify your browsers 'automatic' behavior so it restricts what gets returned, for both security and privacy.



Get Firefox as your default browser & use it for everyday tasks.

The following mods help, but methods ("vectors") are dynamic, and users must stay abreast of daily threats.

FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy> top drop menu set to "Firefox will use custom settings..."> Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'

►Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'.



A good collection of effective add-on's (Official Mozilla) is here:

https://addons.mozilla.org/collections/dunbar-pappy/dunbarpappy/

AdBlock Plus (with 'subscription' added) & "Better Privacy" also help defray rubbish.

►► At minimum, get the #1 item for malware prevention: "NoScript", which constrains automagically fetching & deployment of potentially tainted assets.

[Bookmark and refer to this page for how it works, and how to use it...very straight forward; http://noscript.net/features#contentblocking



INTERNET EXPLORER does not handle 3rd party assets very well (or anything else) and won't give nearly the control as Firefox.

It is garbage.

Use at your own demise.





Targeted advertising "Opt out" sign in pages;

Google here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Yahoo: http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.html

NAI garbage: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp#
Mike S
2012-03-08 15:17:50 UTC
On each e-mail their is an opt-out link on the bottom...click on that and your address will be removed....google and yahoo searches with SEO always gives the cookies to advertisers which are relevant to your search....unfortunately pregnant, and baby items are key words for those fat loss advertisers......I feel your pain...I get some of those everyday but I just opt out...and if they persist I just put them in my block menu.....problem solved.



PS: Congrats on the new born !
?
2017-04-06 21:14:27 UTC
whatever you do don t starve yourself
?
2012-03-08 10:23:14 UTC
Yahoo is a horrible service, they are the spammers



anything they come up with is a scam including this site for answers



ive closed my accounts because of 1,000s of spam that i cant block
?
2015-12-18 11:08:22 UTC
if you re having trouble getting started make a small move such as starting an eating log or buying walking shoes you re three times more likely to follow through if you start with small gestures such as these
Ed Fox
2012-03-08 10:23:54 UTC
Your mailbox calls you fat? Sue it for slander.
Shaun
2016-03-31 14:25:24 UTC
throw out your fat clothes for good
Austin
2016-03-18 19:30:28 UTC
1 hour barre class
Eloise
2016-03-08 21:34:56 UTC
researchers found that dieters who ate eggs in the morning were less hungry than those who ate carb heavy meals
Priscila
2016-04-28 05:16:18 UTC
Never go to grocery shop when you hungry
?
2015-06-23 09:53:47 UTC
pay him back with a 25 minute rubdown
?
2015-12-24 06:57:59 UTC
Exercise in the morning than evening
Rachel
2016-03-25 08:43:00 UTC
host a party the cleaning and prep work will keep you off the couch
?
2016-05-28 13:42:27 UTC
swap out potatoes for cauliflower which you can eat mashed or roasted
?
2016-04-04 06:41:18 UTC
skip the coffee creamer and ask for nonfat milk instead
?
2015-12-22 22:21:47 UTC
70 minute fist fight with the punching bag
anonymous
2012-03-08 10:22:21 UTC
block em
Scifichic92
2012-03-08 16:16:53 UTC
it has nothing to do with you, GET OVER IT.. its just spam..


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