Yahoo Is Tracking Group Members

Posted January 5, 2009 · January 5, 2009

Anonymous

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Just got this from another YahooGroup owner and thought I would pass along

the information:

Yahoo is Tracking Group Members

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

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 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. I remember when they signed all users up to get spam

and we had to opt out of that a few years ago.

Please send this to anyone or any group you would like.

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