Friday, July 26, 2013

Pinterest now tracks your web history for suggestions, lets you opt out with Do Not Track

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In an effort to provide its users with a more personalized experience, Pinterest says it will be "trying out" some new features in the coming weeks. "We want you to feel like Pinterest is really yours," writes software engineer Ke Chen, who says the new tools are designed to help you "see more pins you love, and fewer you don’t." For instance, Pinterest will now — with a user's permission — suggest pins and boards based on web browsing history. Visiting websites that display a "Pin It" button will influence what shows up in your home feed. One example of how this works is found at Pinterest's help center: "If you visited a bunch of cooking websites recently, we might show you more recipe pins, or show you other stuff that people...


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