For example, if:

  1. I’m on a tracking website like Linkedin
  2. I log out and close the browser
  3. I turn on the vpn and open the same browser
  4. I create a Spotify account

Is it possible that Spotify will give me targeted ads based on my home IP due to the cookies?

Thanks in advance

  • fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.comEnglish
    1·
    15 days ago

    Home IP isn’t reliable, there are much better ways of fingerprinting you. It’s more device based. People move around.

  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    15 days ago

    cookies are just text. they could literally contain an ip address or a hash or other identifier that refers to one.

    spotify can’t directly obtain data from a linkedin cookie. but ad networks and other ‘third parties’ could provide ‘targeting’ or even identifying information to them.

    use a different browser profile, or better–an entirely different browser–for vpn browsing.