Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 This is a real issue and if you do not want to be tracked by Yahoo for the purpose of reselling this information, with our without your personal info, it is still reselling and a type of profiling, then go to the below page and opt out. Also check back yearly or every six months and re-opt out in case they pull a fast one and claim a server erased your opt out request. Garnet PS Thanks to Danny for bringing this issue up to me privately so I could pass it on. I opt ed out last year and posted a notice to the list but there are new members and I also think we should all monitor our opt out status at least annually. ========================== " Yahoo is now using something called " Web Beacons " to track Yahoo Group users around the net and see what you're doing and where you are going--similar to cookies. Yahoo is recording every website and every group you visit. Take a look at their updated privacy statement: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy About halfway down the page, in the section on cookies, you will see a link that says " web beacons " . Click on the phrase " web beacons " . That will bring you to a paragraph entitled " Outside the Yahoo Network. " In this section you'll see a little " click here to opt out " link that will let you " opt-out " of their new method of snooping. Once you have clicked that link, you are exempted. Notice the " Success " message on the top of the next screen. Be careful, because on that page there is a " Cancel Opt-out " button that, if clicked, will *undo* the opt-out. Feel free to forward this to other groups. I encourage everyone to opt out and send this information to any group that you belong to that my message didn't reach. " __________________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thanks Garnet, that was useful and easy... Ross Yahoo spying > This is a real issue and if you do not want to be > tracked by Yahoo for the purpose of reselling this > information, with our without your personal info, > it is still reselling and a type of profiling, > then go to the below page and opt out. > > Also check back yearly or every six months and re-opt > out in case they pull a fast one and claim a server > erased your opt out request. > > Garnet > > PS Thanks to Danny for bringing this issue up to me > privately so I could pass it on. I opt ed out last > year and posted a notice to the list but there are > new members and I also think we should all monitor > our opt out status at least annually. > > ========================== > > " Yahoo is now using something called " Web Beacons " > to track Yahoo Group users around the net and see what > you're doing and where you are going--similar to > cookies. > Yahoo is recording every website and every group you > visit. > Take a look at their updated privacy statement: > http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy About halfway down > the page, in the section on cookies, you will see a > link that says " web beacons " . > Click on the phrase " web beacons " . That will bring you > to a paragraph entitled " Outside the Yahoo Network. " > In this section you'll see a little " click here to opt > out " link that will let you " opt-out " of their new > method of snooping. > Once you have clicked that link, you are exempted. > Notice the " Success " message on the top of the next > screen. > Be careful, because on that page there is a " Cancel > Opt-out " button that, if clicked, will *undo* the > opt-out. > Feel free to forward this to other groups. > I encourage everyone to opt out and send this > information to any group that you belong to that my > message didn't reach. " > > __________________________________________________ > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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