To start of, I’m not a tech person in the least. I work remotely for an insurance company. I don’t do anything on my work computer that I wouldn’t want my employer to know about. However, I do notice that when I Google something on my work computer, I immediately start getting ads for the product on my personal iPhone (they are on the same Wi-Fi, but I’ve never plugged any personal devices into my laptop). I’m curious how this happens and whether my employer may be able to see other things my family does at home. Are there any things I should or shouldn’t do to protect my privacy?
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Something like this happened to me after talking about a portable pop up sauna given to me by a relative moving overseas.
I’ve never googled these things, never discussed it with anyone else except my brother, once, while in his car. Started getting ads for the things. I don’t use voice activation or voice search on my phone. It’s switched off as much as I can do so. It’s probably still listening though. It’s just been told it can’t use anything it hears. My brother uses his all the time. His phone heard me in his car and the ads tracked me down anyway. Utterly pointless since I already have one. So, both an amazing feat of technology and pointless stupidity at the same time.
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