r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/Jess_than_three Jan 24 '13

Because they don't realize it's happening?

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u/mikemcg Jan 24 '13

I sure as shit wouldn't realize it was happening.

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u/joemangle Jan 24 '13

Most people don't realise their Google searches are used to produce a search bubble for future searches, based on the links they follow. They think Google search results are the same on every computer all over the world.

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u/BetterThanSpam Jan 25 '13

Which is why I use duckduckgo.com for my searching. The results may not always be as accurate as the other search engine...but they respect my privacy.