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Pop up requesting my location

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EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 17/11/2015 07:42

I've had this pop up a couple of times, iPhone 5 mobile site. Google says it's related to Flash-based ads from their ad service.

I can't tell you what ad it was related to, sorry, but I didn't think it should be asking at all tbh. Does AdChoices have an option for blocking location-based ads?

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hesterton · 17/11/2015 07:42

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EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 17/11/2015 07:43

Sorry, this.

Pop up requesting my location
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DonkeyOaty · 17/11/2015 07:48

Turn location services off on your iPhone?

EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 17/11/2015 08:23

I know Donkey, but I have it on atm because it's sometimes useful - on MY terms though, not on some random ad server's. I'll probably just keep telling it to fuck off.

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DonkeyOaty · 17/11/2015 08:57

Hah at telling it to f off! You go, girlfriend

ColetteTech · 17/11/2015 14:03

Hello, thanks for reporting this, if we can work out which advert is causing this pop-up then we can get it reported and blocked.

I can see easyjet in the (v. helpful) screengrab you've posted, has anyone else seen this ad & pop-up together? We also run an ad at the end of the page so I just want to check that that ad is not the perpetrator. Thanks!

EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 17/11/2015 18:11

Thanks Colette.

The ad at the bottom of the page was for TfL.

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EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 18/11/2015 07:05

Hi Colette, just had the pop-up with the Easyjet ad again. There was a different ad at the bottom of the page this time.

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ColetteTech · 19/11/2015 15:39

Interesting, looks like it is Easyjet then, we'll get right onto this- thanks!

EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 19/11/2015 17:36

Cheers!

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Fugghetaboutit · 20/11/2015 07:46

I've had this too and accidentally pressed allow ffs

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