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Subject: Fwd: [pre-war-blues] FWI: Yahoo! Group Info Related
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I checked Snopes and found nothing, so I thought it was worth forwarding.
Bruce Smith
> To: pre-war-blues@yahoogroups.com
> From: stuart aque <stuartaque@yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:25:28 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: [pre-war-blues] FWI: Yahoo! Group Info Related
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> This was sent to me via another Yahoo! group. It may be of interest to so=
me members:
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> "Yahoo is Tracking Group Members. If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups -=20
> be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo=20
> Group user. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every=20
> website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to Yaho=
o.=20
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> Look at their updated privacy statement at=20
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> http://info.yahoo.com/ privacy/us/yahoo/details.html=20
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> About half-way down the page, in the section on cookies, you will see a l=
ink that says WEB BEACONS. Click on the phrase "Web Beacons." On the page t=
hat 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=20
> next page. Note that Yahoo's invasion of your privacy - and your ability=
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> to opt-out of it - is not user-specific. It is MACHINE specific.
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> This means that you have to opt-out on every computer (and browser) you=20
> use. Please forward this to your other groups. You might complain, too,=20
> but I'm not sure if anyone is listening. Previously they signed all users=
up to get spam and one had to opt out of that, a few years ago."
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