Cookies And Targeted Ads -- Quite Incredible -- May 25, 2022

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Later, 7:43 p.m. CT: I told this story to our "Lego-daughter." She says a Lego-friend of hers alerted her to  Lego's "Starry, Starry Night" Apparently a new item from Lego. I don't know. I will have to check. But, if so, perhaps simply coincidental. But it certainly seems not to be (coincidental).

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Last night, Sophia wanted to paint Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry, Starry Night."

So, I googled the subject, found a copy of the painting, printed it, gave it to Sophia and she painted her picture. 

 Never gave it another thought. 

This morning, in my yahoo e-mail, this popped up:
 

Tracking technology is a whole lot more sophisticated than folks realize. When I access the Lego page, I "accept cookies." At that point, Lego can track every site I visit. I google  Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry, Starry Night" and Lego sends me a targeted ad. 

I am truly, truly impressed. 

Doesn't bother me a bit. If Lego wasn't tracking me, how would I ever know they had a "Starry, Starry Night" set? LOL.

I don't recall looking for a Lamborghini recently -- although I did some time ago -- and last week Lego sent me a targeted ad for their new Lamborghini model. Pretty impressive.