On 1/12/06, Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
one point of view....
http://www.adcritic.com/interactive/view.php?id=5927
cooper3acd wrote:So, just to play devil's advocate...
They provide free services, largely monetized through ads. Obviously
a lot of people are ok with this (for instance, everyone in this
free group).
Then, they collect behavioral data so that ultimately they can be
able to provide more relevant, targetted ads, improving their roi
and the users overall experience (this group is not a good example
of targetting as only the lower end, non-targetted ad network ad
inventory shows up in group areas).
They do not share this information with anyone outside yahoo.
So, other than the fact it's slightly creepy to think that they know
that much about you, what's so evil about that?
--- In [email protected], "wazman_au" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Many thanks for that. I've opted out, and you're right, that second
button is CLEARLY placed to make you accidentally opt back in.
Shame, Yahoo. Shame shame shame.
Waz
www.crashtestkitchen.com
--- In [email protected], Lisa Salem
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello
I thought you all might be interested in this. If
someone has posted about this already and I've missed
it, my apologies. This was posted on another listserv
I belong to:
If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - including this one
- 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://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy.
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, find a paragraph entitled "Outside the Yahoo
Network."
In that section find a little "Click Here to Opt Out"
link that will let you "opt-out" of their snooping.
Be careful! NOT to click on the next button shown. It
is an "Opt Back In" button that, if clicked, will UNDO
the opt-out.
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….
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