I've been with GN a while now and, while I dislike tailored ads, I accept that it costs money to run a free-access site like this and console myself with running a programme that knocks out tracking cookies every so often.
For the past two days, I've been denied access to Gransnet (even when signed out and trying to come in as a visitor) unless I accepted a much-longer-than-usual agreement to allow access to all sorts of things including ip addresses. I am most uncomfortable with this, especially as the page tag said cruiseoffthecuff and not Grans Net.
Lo and behold, when I reluctantly gave in just now and came in, the first ad is for cruiseoffthecuff. Surprise.
As I said, I don't mind ads and accept them as a necessary evil, but I do a lot of research online and enjoy chatting here about lots of subjects. It can be distressing to find what I do (even off GN) is tracked by ad companies.
I should be able to say no to the tracking and still look in as a visitor.
I am probably going to leave GN in the next few days but wondered if anyone else had any thoughts?
Kate Garroway-Care at home costs
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