I was thinking the same thing Reg. I personally don't like invasion of privacy. Duyahn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:59 AM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: yahoo is tracking you > Doesn't this mean law enforcement could force Yahoo to tell them all the > sites your computer visits when you aren't on Yahoo just because you have > an > account at Yahoo? I'm sure there are other ramifications I can't even > think > of. can anyone else think of any? Any software out there to stop web > beacons and leave the less harmless cookies alone? > > Reg > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "firoz" <firojjee@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <trainerscorner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > <aktrust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:39 AM > Subject: [real-eyes] yahoo is tracking you > > > Subject: YAHOO IS TRACKING YOU > > Yahoo is tracking you - OPT OUT Attention Members! DND ! This is an off > topic but may be of interest to some, If not, then sorry, just passing on > what I thought important, if not, don't want to cause alarm, but if it is > of > interest then it may be of great benefit. > > 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 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.about.com/do/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm > > Please pass this information to all of your groups... > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go > to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes