(OT) information (Opt out of tracking)

[Guest guest]

I saw this on another

group and I am passing the info on.

Most of you probably already know this, but I thought it was worth

passing along. As always, I'm a day late and a dollar short, so this

is new to me.

If you belong to ANY - including this one - 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://privacy./privacy_

(http://privacy./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 Network. "

In that section find a little " Click Here to Opt Out "

a 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 '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..