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After seeing so many adds which offer girls in my area and even know what suburb I'm from (or they pick a neighbouring one), I was wondering how do they know?

I'm guessing it's something to do with IP addresses and locations but... not really sure. Anyone know?
 

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After seeing so many adds which offer girls in my area and even know what suburb I'm from (or they pick a neighbouring one), I was wondering how do they know?

I'm guessing it's something to do with IP addresses and locations but... not really sure. Anyone know?
they spy on u....bahahaha

nah its ur Ip address i think...

by the way do u click on those ads? ;)
 

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they spy on u....bahahaha

nah its ur Ip address i think...

by the way do u click on those ads? ;)
I don't get how it works... aren't IP addresses everywhere? Is there something about them which says this IP is from Chatswood or Crestwood?

And no I don't click on it. Not on my work laptop anyway ;)
 

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I don't get how it works... aren't IP addresses everywhere? Is there something about them which says this IP is from Chatswood or Crestwood?

And no I don't click on it. Not on my work laptop anyway ;)
well i guess its like ur phone line...area codes and shit...altho one ad said i live near the city or someshit
 

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Yes they use your IP address. The most detailed information they can tell you is the location of your closest exchange point.
 

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mine always ssays ryde and miranda and i live 600km from syd
 

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Im in Liverpool and they always tell me sexy loney girl waiting for me in bankstown.
 

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lol who the hell would click on those though
and those
"CLICK HERE YOU WON A PRIZE-NO JOKE"
...

and far
some ads know my nationality o_o
or maybe its just a coincidence..
 

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yea, what the others said, your IP adress can be tracked back to your ISP, if you wana give it a go urself go to What Is My IP Address - Shows Your IP Address copy paste your IP adress then go to Who.is and paste it there. it should give you all this info about ur ISP and location n stuff.
 
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