Here's how to opt out of those annoying targeted ads in your Gmail

Targeted ads can be extremely distracting, not least of which because it's a reminder that the big G is scanning your email.

You can't stop it from doing that, and you can't stop it from serving up ads altogether, but you can stop it from giving you targeted ads in your email. And you can even stop it from giving you that annoying banner text ad at the top of each email.

Here's how to stop Gmail from serving your targeted ads:

First go to the Ad Settings page. Scroll down until you find where it says "Opt-out settings."