[real-eyes] Re: yahoo is tracking you

  • From: "Kimberly A. Morrow" <morrowka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:50:37 -0600

The thing is that this will track millions of people. Who has time
(police or otherwise) to keep up with it all? They're going to have to
want to find you and track you for a specific reason--they're not just
going to pull out Joe Jones out of the blue and track him and get some
kind of dirt on him. Most of us have nothing to hide, so why worry?

Kim
 



Kimberly A. Morrow 
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-----Original Message-----

From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reginald George
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:59 AM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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...
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