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| Yahoo uses web beacons to track users (how to opt |
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| sabri |
| 05/18/05 at 22:46:14 |
| [slm] Yahoo tracks all of its users everywhere on the web and the way to opt-out is detailed below. If you have a Yahoo e-mail account or belong to one of Yahoo's many Yahoo groups, this probably applies to you. Yahoo has probably been tracking everything you do online. Follow the instructions precisely to opt out of this. Notice the important part at the very end. "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 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. http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/beacons/details.html 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 page. Be careful because on that page there is a "Cancel Opt-out" button that, if clicked, will **undo** the opt-out. So don't reflexively click that button, or you will undo the opt-out ! Feel free to forward this to other groups." http://rense.com/general65/Yahoowebbeaconsspy.htm [wlm] |
| privacy? what privacy! |
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| jannah |
| 05/19/05 at 03:31:46 |
| salam, thanx for that.. i dunno if it will seriously make a dent tho... because to be honest EVERYTHING u do on the web is tracked... with cookies, web logs, ips, ur email, stuff u accidentally download, adware, spyware... i mean i think people should always assume someone has access to each piece of everything they are doing on the internet... the scary thing is now all these people are getting together to SHARE that information and use it in ways that are pretty devious from targeted advertising to looking for "potential terrorists" .. and please remember gov't agencies have access to it all and LEGALLY too... |
| 05/19/05 at 03:35:48 |
| jannah |
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