Can eBay track through advertisements on other sites?

[Toolman89]

I'm assuming they can't but want to make sure.

[rsot]

I think you're a bit too paranoid about it - elaborate what you mean though?

eB wouldnt have access to info on other sites.... PP might though if you are taking in $$$

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by Toolman89

I'm assuming they can't but want to make sure.

Define advertisments.

Always avoid ebay-owned companies

[Toolman89]

Like just banner advertisements on other sites. Got this isearch Babylon spyware stuff that always pops up as the homepage whenever i open firefox now lol, hasn't been too much of a bother so i haven't put in the effort to remove it yet but sometimes the banner advertisement is for eBay, and I've noticed it on other sites as well. Just wanted to make sure.

[GreenBean]

Rather a valid question to be concerned over, tbh.

Disable anything ebay on your computer except for your own accounts.

You know how the new computers have ebay pre-loaded, then disable that .

Never trust the bar stewards.

[GreenBean]

thought came to mind there might be LSO or super cookies on such banners.

Disable them, for sure.

Be safe.

[Toolman89]

Not pre-installed, just banner advertising. eBay advertise on heaps of sites, even on google.

[rsot]

Not just for eB purposes but for personal purposes too : get rid of that Babylon spyware - use a browser clean up

[An0nym0u$]

In general, you should disable ads altogether.

Try this in your Firefox browser...

• Go to the top menu and click on Tools. On the drop-down list, select Options to display current settings.
• Under the Content tab, click on “Block pop-up windows”.

If that doesn't work, download an add-on called Adblock Plus.