> I get ads both for dick pills and boob surgery
replyThere is some percentage of the world-wide population that would find interest in both ads simultaneously.
While true (you're not the first to suggest it, even), in the context of the other things they show, I think it is more likely to be an example of them not knowing which advertiser to pitch my eyeballs at, and less likely to be them identifying me as a member of this set.
replyI take poorly directed targeting advertisements as a performance indicator for how well my data privacy efforts are working. When the ad targeting has you dead to rights is when you need to worry.
replyTo an extent, sure, but I think also a sign their analytics were never as good as they claimed.
replyFor example, so far as I know my name is strongly gendered male, so why the boob surgery ads?
> my name is strongly gendered male, so why the boob surgery ads?
replyProbably so you can suggest it to your partner.
This. My wife and I can hardly buy each other surprise gifts because the targeted advertising gives us away every time.
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