I posted in another forum on how to raise money for a camera, and then all the sites I visit that have google sponsor add have something like this:

It's not like google sentiently (is that a word?) decides which ads to show.

Yeah, seriously, it just picks the most common keywords in a topic to find ads for. There isn't a 'living' version of Google that decides what ads to display... yet.

I hate it though, its like spyware.

Except you know, where its nothing like spyware...

not really. it takes key words from the page and relates it to other pages.

its like doing a google search. no harm there

Um, how is it like spyware? Google ads are relevant to the page you're viewing (usually), don't pop up, don't ask you to punch the monkey, don't have annoying colors and don't have annoying sounds. They're far less obtrusive than all other ads.

That must be why we have Google ads here.

I have google ads ad-blocked.

why would you want to? They're really funny.

they are blocked automatically for me

Complaining that Google Ads go to far is pretty silly, in my honest opinion. You're posting on a public internet forum that is easily accesed from thousands of terminals across the world. In fact, any information you've ever posted could be categorically shifted through to find out your identity, if someone really wanted to, as it is completely likely you've simply posted it somewhere.

Every word of every sentence you've ever typed is visible by hundreds of thousands of people.

Google just helps sell things based on relatively accurate searching within the subtopic/post/website you're already accessing. If anyting, you should be thanking Google for trying to help you get the products you need quickly and easily.

Oh, does anyone have any Star Wars Young Jedi Cards? Oh, wait, nevermind, Google Ads found them for me at the bottom of my Star Wars website. Geez...that's going far over the line.

After carefuly reading the arguments for and against, I have decided the answer to your question is simply this:
No.
Thats like asking if your video record has gone too far because when you set it to record your show last night it kept on recording and you found yourself with a copy of the porn movie that followed.

...what?

thay never delete e-mail. what if it comes back to haunt me in 20 years?

That's the genius of it.

yes they do. they're automatically deleted from the trash (albiet after a long time, 30 days i think), and if you want, you can go into the trash folder, select all, and hit 'Delete Forever'. very simple

o_O

I have no idea what any of you are talking about.

Google are sneaky little gremlins. They're taking over the world! I TELL YOU IT'S TR *thump* ... *thud*

Google are fine. Nothing wrong with their Advertisements of joy.