Ask HN: Where does IG ads get my email from?

3 points by 6thbit 12d ago ↗ HN

I’m shown ads at times that have my email prefilled.

It’s not the email I have associated with my ig account, which is a bit more terrifying.

On iOS I have safari autofill disabled, if that matters. It’s possible I used this email at some point on IG, but I can’t understand why it would pick that one for ads.

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pavel_lishin 12d ago ↗

I've filled out one ad with an email (a one-off), and it's remembered that email and has been prefilling it every time.

(I assume you mean the weird thing where it does a poll, and then pulls up a contact form.)