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srican69

(1,426 posts) Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:03 AM Aug 2013

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gmail is now delivering ads to your inbox

shows up as an email

there is no way to delete it before viewing it ..

ugh!!!!!!!

who else is getting this?

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gmail is now delivering ads to your inbox (Original Post) srican69 Aug 2013 OP

settings->inbox->categories-> unchech promotions (and whatever else) jbond56 Aug 2013 #1

I mark them as SPAM and send them straight to Trash. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #2

these can't be marked as spam ... there is no checkbox next to it srican69 Aug 2013 #4

Yes, I have the same situation. Yuck. likesmountains 52 Aug 2013 #5

I guess shylock has come for his pound of flesh... srican69 Aug 2013 #6

Already heard that you don't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" at Gmail? DetlefK Aug 2013 #3

1st google will read your email so it can target ads, then sell it to NSA so that can spy on u nt msongs Aug 2013 #7

jbond56

(403 posts)

1. settings->inbox->categories-> unchech promotions (and whatever else)

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:06 AM

Aug 2013

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. I mark them as SPAM and send them straight to Trash.

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:07 AM

Aug 2013

srican69

(1,426 posts)

4. these can't be marked as spam ... there is no checkbox next to it

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:21 AM

Aug 2013

likesmountains 52

(4,098 posts)

5. Yes, I have the same situation. Yuck.

Reply to srican69 (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:33 AM

Aug 2013

srican69

(1,426 posts)

6. I guess shylock has come for his pound of flesh...

Reply to likesmountains 52 (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:36 AM

Aug 2013

Disclaimer: No offense intended to any group..

I don't mind the youtube ads so much .. but the email ads are really creepy- they are based on my searches too.

the worst part is that two more appear after you have dismissed the existing ones

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

3. Already heard that you don't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" at Gmail?

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Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:13 AM

Aug 2013

msongs

(67,381 posts)

7. 1st google will read your email so it can target ads, then sell it to NSA so that can spy on u nt

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Thu Aug 15, 2013, 01:00 PM

Aug 2013

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