You rang?

As all my pop ups on Gransnet are Flemish I will assume it is geographical. I was just remined of a Political Forum here, which I am already attending so they must be checking my emails somehow too.

You made me laugh Saggi, particularly as when I opened this thread I got a pop up asking me to agree to all the people my information would be shared with (I went in and selected 'reject all'). My life is an open book but I won't be buying anything from any ad that pops up uninvited on my computer so why waste their time!

Your IP address is available to anyone that you send an email to and from that your geographical address can be easily looked up.

I like the fact that adverts are relevant to what I am interested in.

I don't think Gransnet pop-ups have your geographical co-ordinates, Saggi. Those are sent to the Amazon database from the doorbell technology bought from them by customers who were not aware that they would be recorded.

It occurs to me that the data Amazon collect have might be useful to the police if a crime occurs associated with the property. That is, if Amazon gives them access to the info!

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

....oh and doesn’t Gransnet have it’s share of pop-ups

Conspiracy theories are still alive and well then....I have nothing to hide so don’t ‘fear’ Amazon...I.D.Cards.... my Sainsbury’s /Tesco loyalty cards.... all of them know of my predisposition for semi-skimmed milk, Warburtons bread ...and Amazon definately knows I’m an avid reader, and listener to audible( or could that be sending me secret messages/signals)...time to get out the tin foil hats folks.

Gillybob Waterstones, like Amazon, is available online.

I needed a new kettle at the weekend and discovered that once I had added postage on Amazon was the most expensive. I went to a local hardware shop and bought it cheaper than anywhere else.

Having watched the Panorama programme the other week, I very much doubt if I will be buying from Amazon in the future.
I must admit that the reason I shopped from them in the first place was mainly because a lot of the items they sold were cheaper than in many shops or they had items that you either couldn't find anywhere else or would have to travel a fair distance to buy it
But over time, I find that they are no longer the cheapest, now they have disposed of most of the record shops and independent book shops and even some clothes shops. Items sold in their marketplace are more often than not cheap trash from China (that you often don't realise are from there until it takes 6 weeks to get to you, despite stating would be with you in 3 days according to the order system) . I am also sick and tired of being bombarded with demands to pay per month to get "free" delivery! When you pay £8 per month it's not free !
My account is now closed - the thought that (if I had a Ring doorbell) they can track each time the bell or app is used, fills me with horror - no guarantee that no one will hack into the system is there?

If you want "The Mirror and the Light" you will pay £12.50 at Amazon but £18.00 at Waterstones.

I would rather buy from an independent, personally, but I don't have one nearby any more. For books I struggle to buy the ones I want at Amazon comparable prices.

Just as many people can't do all their shopping at Waitrose, not everyone can afford to buy all the books they want at Waterstones.

The doorbell issue is something else.

I love Waterstones but we don’t have one anywhere near us and it’s quite a trip into the city centre. I have very little spare time as it is and Amazon is just so convenient when i can have something delivered to home or work at no extra cost.

I have often worried about those doorbell thingies. My DS has one .

Here's another vote for Waterstones, I use them all the time. A clear easy to use website without irritating ads popping up all the time.
I don't look on Amazon, and I find the door bell information in Elegran's post alarming, but not surprising somehow.

There is an easy solution do not shop on Amazon

Except for my Kindle - and I download little onto that from them - everything they offer is usually available on for the same price from the same suppliers on ebay or countless other sites.

Amazon provide me with a very useful catalogue to check things out, before I go to anther site to make my purchase.

I highly recommend Waterstones for books.

Missed out a word, that should say " including the latitude and longitude . . ."