Hello All,
On a different forum
received the below info on cookie tracking, both my internet computers
had "Web Beacons" Opt On (now off), might be of interest to others.
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I just received
this post on the internet satellite forum and went into Yahoo to verify
it is valid.... and it is. I cut and pasted the direct link to the
exact web page so you don't have to go through all the steps in the
below note.
http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.html
It seems to me
you all should jump on this like a "duck on a June bug" as it is a
privacy issue. It implies they have the ability to do some kind of
Spyware or Adware thing unless you opt out as noted.
It's all your
choice of course
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From the RVInternetBySatellite@xxxxxxxxxxxxcom
Group
As part of our
continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass along any
general Yahoo Groups-related announcements that are of relevance to all
of you such as the one below:
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 http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html
yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/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 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.
Related article:
http://antivirus.
<http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm>
about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm
<http://antivirus.
<http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm>
about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm>
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Regards,
Jerry Gress
Stockton, Ca.