OT more Yahoo shenanigans

[Erik Hansen]

i left all of the >>>>> for any who
missed the first post.

> I read the ditty on it and would also bring to
> everyone's attention that it is:
> 
> 1) also Yahoo's intention to put the things
> into HTML
> email. Check your email settings, too!
> 2) necessary to opt out from every
> browser/computer
> combination that you use. It isn't done on a
> user
> basis. What this actually means, I don't know,
> but if
> you have a dual boot system, use more than one
> login,
> use more than one computer, I think you get the
> idea.
> 
> That said, I don't know how this would fit in
> to any
> other privacy type software you may be using. I
> trust
> firewalls more than opting out...
> 
> --- haymandaniel <dan.hayman at direcway.com>
> wrote:
> > FYI, This came to my attention, if its
> redundant, my
> > apologies.
> > 
> > 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.
> Take a
> > look at their
> > updated privacy statement:
> > 
> >
>
http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html
> > 
> > About half-way down the page, in the section
> > "Outside the Yahoo!
> > Network", you'll see a little "click here"
> link that
> > will let you
> > "opt-out" of their new method of snooping. I
> > strongly recommend
> > that you do this.
> > 
> > Once you have clicked that link, you are
> opted out.
> > Notice the
> > "Success" message the top the next page.
> > 
> > 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.

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