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My wife and I were walking though a department store, specifically the sporting goods section, when she said "Wow, what a coincidence, I just received a notification about a sale on treadmills at this store!". Coincidence?...not.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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That's probably why I didn't receive any notifications. We differ in our opinions about this. I get a phone and turn off all data and permissions that I can, she turns on all the data and permissions that she can.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I don't get advertisements at all. My Wi-Fi is always on, but not necessarily connected. My microphone and camera are turned off, except when I allow their access. GPS is always off.
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We are all being watched bro, the 21st century is in the yard ... sometimes it even seems to me that my smartphone is listening to me - after talking with a friend about a new gadget, I see an advertisement specifically on this topic 
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meagreProgrammer wrote: am I Being Watched
No
Google, Facebook, Youtube, the CIA, and the FBI are not responsible for the content of this post.
Really!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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I told my wife a joke about the NSA spying on us. She laughed and I laughed and Alexa laughed...
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yes. The machines are always watching.
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No, of course not... but can you remove the coffee can from your desk? 
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Apparently I or someone else did as I can find no coffee can upon it despite having searched thoroughly
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Haven't you received a notification that it's time to put your socks away in your room? 
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Thanks for informing me Just where exactly did you place the camera
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You probably are, but you can as well set-up an ad-blocker and stop caring about it because you won't see any ads at all 
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. T.Jefferson
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I hardly use my cell-phone and rarely use any form of social media thereby making me somewhat off the grid.
I did have my account suspended from Facebook probably because I used it to sign into some sites with my FB credentials and they were tracking my comments.
Doesn't bother me in the least considering that the intelligence services are sweeping up so much junk data that they cannot data mine it. As a result, it has reached the point that all of the surveillance in the world has reached a point of diminishing returns.
When was the last time anyone heard it being reported that data mining such data was the foundation for stopping any type of crime?
Steve Naidamast
Sr. Software Engineer
Black Falcon Software, Inc.
blackfalconsoftware@outlook.com
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Steve Naidamast wrote: When was the last time anyone heard it being reported that data mining such data was the foundation for stopping any type of crime?
To stop it? in "Person of Interest", in the real life... never.
To catch a criminal (after the crime was executed)... a couple of times. They were so morons to continue uploading pictures and status and whatever more to social media and some of them were easily identificable.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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There are some wild things in the world of targetting ads and inferred information from data mining.
People have discovered household pregnancies via the plethora of junk mail arriving.
A credit card company claims with a name, timestamp, and location they can tell you who bought what even if the purchase was in cash.
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Hi,
Just realised the Alien in the top left is in party mode...
Glenn
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Indeed - Happy Birthday Code Project! The existence of this site has changed my life in so many positive ways. Thank you all!
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So you're telling us your life was a total train wreck before CP? 
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: your life was a total train wreck before CP?
Nah, just a lot duller.  The train wrecks in my life have actually been mitigated by CP -- something to focus on other than the figuring out how to get the locomotive back on the tracks!
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Happy Birthday CP!
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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I remember when Bob was just a baby, running around, puking and pooping everywhere.
Ahhh how time fly.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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A very happy birthday to Bob! ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
/ravi
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