For example, if:
- I’m on a tracking website like Linkedin
- I log out and close the browser
- I turn on the vpn and open the same browser
- 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
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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.