> From: Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just ran across this from a trusted source and found it to be absolutely > true. Follow the link below, read about Yahoo's newest web tracking policy > and then decide if you want to opt out. > > Gary > > PS - I don't usually forward on warning messages, but after looking into the > validity of this information, I felt that it was worth passing along to > other Yahoo users. > > > + + + + forwarded message + + + + > > Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons" to track Yahoo > Group users around the net and see what you're doing - similar to > cookies. Take a look at their updated privacy statement: > http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html > > Notice the "Success" message at the top of the next page. > Be careful because on that page there is a "Cancel Opt-out" > button that, if clicked, will *undo* the opt-out.
These are otherwise known as web - bugs. They can access cookies even from html formatted email messages. Protect yourself: 1 Block all cookies or use a program to create white/black lists like cookiepal (www.kburra.com). 2 Use WebWasher--Enable web bug filtering. Ad filters for 1x1 1x2 1x3 2x1 2x2 2x3 3x1 3x2 3x3 dimentioned images and add clear*.gif to the url filter. 3 Use proxomitron, find one of the proxomitron web-bugs filters on the internet. 4 Turn off active scripting. 5 Use a Text only email reader. They use these for spam to know which people even open their spam messages to delete them. A spam with a web-bug will report your address valid back to them. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
