Re: Something to be aware of

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info and the link, Shaye! I opt-ed out. You made is SO easy to

find and accomplish.

www.BlueMountainBotanicals.com

Something to be aware of

This has been going around several groups and you should be aware of

it -

Just to make you aware:

is Tracking Group Members

If you belong to ANY - be aware that is

now using " Web Beacons " to track every Group user. It's

similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and

every group you visit, even when you're not connected to .

Look at their updated privacy statement at...

http://info./privacy/us//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 '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.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm

But, please be aware that this is not exclusive to /

groups. Web beaconing has been around since the dawn of the internet

and it's

use is widespread. It is used in email as well as webpages.

Here is an article answering basic questions about Web beacons:

http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html

Although the article is about 10 years old, much of the info still

applies.

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[Guest guest]

Hi , was nothing.. Just forwarding some info.

Shaye

Re: Something to be aware of

Thanks for the info and the link, Shaye! I opt-ed out. You made is SO easy

to find and accomplish.

www.BlueMountainBotanicals.com

Something to be aware of

This has been going around several groups and you should be aware of

it -

Just to make you aware:

is Tracking Group Members

If you belong to ANY - be aware that is

now using " Web Beacons " to track every Group user. It's

similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and

every group you visit, even when you're not connected to .

Look at their updated privacy statement at...

http://info. <http://info./privacy/us//details.html>

/privacy/us//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 '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/bugs.htm>

about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm

But, please be aware that this is not exclusive to /

groups. Web beaconing has been around since the dawn of the internet

and it's

use is widespread. It is used in email as well as webpages.

Here is an article answering basic questions about Web beacons:

http://w2.eff. <http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html>

org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html

Although the article is about 10 years old, much of the info still

applies.

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8:38 AM

[Guest guest]

Thanks Shaye,

I appreciate you looking out for us.

Delores

Daisy May Natural Soap

http://DaisySoapGirl.blogspot.com

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>

> This has been going around several groups and you should be aware

of

> it -

>

>

>

> Just to make you aware:

>

> is Tracking Group Members

>

> If you belong to ANY - be aware that is

> now using " Web Beacons " to track every Group user. It's

> similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and

> every group you visit, even when you're not connected to .

> Look at their updated privacy statement at...

>

> http://info./privacy/us//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 '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.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm

>

> But, please be aware that this is not exclusive to /

> groups. Web beaconing has been around since the dawn of the internet

> and it's

> use is widespread. It is used in email as well as webpages.

>

> Here is an article answering basic questions about Web beacons:

>

> http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html

>

> Although the article is about 10 years old, much of the info still

> applies.

>