Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.
Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.
Digikey tracking
Mar 15, 2022
Last reply: 4 years ago
6 Replies
No, I haven't noticed that. Of course I only use a browser from a Qubes
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Phil Hobbs
You dont use an ad blocker add-in in your web browser? (e.g., uBlock Origin)
You might also add-in "Clear Cache" as well; click on that after you exit DK (or any vendor).
Its likely DK stored local cookies on your PC that MSN, etc can then read
John, we will all be paying for these clicks eventually. I rarely buy via digikey lately, not since Mouser made delivery at my doorstep with all customs etc. nonsense dealt with by them from within the EU, but still.
I can't say I've noticed, but I use Firefox with the Privacy Badger add-on. It says it's blocked 18 possible trackers on the Digikey home page.
Sylvia
Firefox and NoScript deal with blocking most of that. Looking at Digikey.ca I see the following websites that are called up:
digikey.ca analytics-egain.com evergage.com evgnet.com go-mpulse.net goggleoptimize.com (turned off) marketo.com tiqcdn.com trustwave.com
Most of the above must be turned on for the web site to work, but I do find that almost anything google related can blocked with no obvious impairment
John :-#)#
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