Hey all I got this email this morning from one of my yahoo groups and would like to share it I opted out. Thanks for letting me share.
I questioned this but looked into it and it's for real. I'm opted out now.
I usually don't bother passing on things like this, but I think
Yahoo is going a bit too far, so take it and use it however you want.
This was forwarded to me by a fellow yahoo group member...
I thought you'd like to know...
Attention Group - Yahoo is Tracking Group Members. If you belong to
ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "WebBeacons" 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
(You may have to cut and paste the address into your browser.) 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.
*Feel free to forward this to your other groups or anyone you know
that is on Yahoo. 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. about.com/ od/spywareandadw are/a/yahoobugs. htm
I questioned this but looked into it and it's for real. I'm opted out now.
I usually don't bother passing on things like this, but I think
Yahoo is going a bit too far, so take it and use it however you want.
This was forwarded to me by a fellow yahoo group member...
I thought you'd like to know...
Attention Group - Yahoo is Tracking Group Members. If you belong to
ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "WebBeacons" 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
(You may have to cut and paste the address into your browser.) 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.
*Feel free to forward this to your other groups or anyone you know
that is on Yahoo. 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. about.com/ od/spywareandadw are/a/yahoobugs. htm
