Maybe Tomasz can move us to Google Groups or something? Yahoo is dying anyway...
Dale On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Jerry Gress <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello All, > > > > On a different forum received the below info on cookie tracking, both my > internet computers had "Web Beacons" Opt On (now off), might be of interest > to others. > > > > ///////////////////////////////// > > I just received this post on the internet satellite forum and went into > Yahoo to verify it is valid.... and it is. I cut and pasted the direct link > to the exact web page so you don't have to go through all the steps in the > below note. > > > > http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.html > > > > It seems to me you all should jump on this like a "duck on a June bug" as > it is a privacy issue. It implies they have the ability to do some kind of > Spyware or Adware thing unless you opt out as noted. > > It's all your choice of course > > ===== > > From the [email protected] Group > > > > As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass > along any general Yahoo Groups-related announcements that are of relevance > to all of you such as the one below: > > > > Yahoo is Tracking Group Members > > > > If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web > Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to cookies, but > allows Yahoo to record every website and every group you visit, even when > you're not connected to Yahoo. > > Look at their updated privacy statement at > http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html > > yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html > > > > About half-way down the page, in the section on *cookies*, you will see a > link that says *WEB BEACONS*. > > > > Click on the phrase "Web Beacons." On the page that opens, on the left find > a box entitled "Opt-Out." > > > > In that section find "opt-out of interest-matched advertising" link that > will let you "opt-out" of their snooping. Click it and then click the > opt-out button on the next page. > > > > Note that Yahoo's invasion of your privacy - and your ability to opt-out of > it - is not user-specific. It is MACHINE specific. That means you will have > to opt-out on every computer (and browser) you use. Please forward this to > your other groups. You might complain, too, but I'm not sure if anyone is > listening. I remember when they signed all users up to get spam and we had > to opt out of that a few years ago. > > > > Related article: > > http://antivirus. > > <http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm> > > about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm > > <http://antivirus. > > <http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm> > > about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm> > > > > > > ////////////////////////////////// > > Regards, > > > > Jerry Gress > > Stockton, Ca. > > > > >
