Yahoo spying

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News to me, anyway.
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://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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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20250	Topic: Yahoo spying Posted: January 27 2006 at 09:25
	News to me, anyway. 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://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..
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

Atkingani Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288	Posted: January 27 2006 at 22:49
	Uhhh... I am member of a couple of Yahoo Groups (e-groups). Thanks for the warning!
	Guigo ~~~~~~

Manunkind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 2373	Posted: January 28 2006 at 07:45
	Thank you, Sean
	"In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21206	Posted: January 28 2006 at 08:00
	When you configure your browser to reject third party cookies, there's very little information transmitted. Everyone should configure their browser this way.
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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20250	Posted: January 30 2006 at 04:23
	Thought I'd give you a link that workds this time http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy.
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword