[real-eyes] Re: yahoo is tracking you
- From: "Fettgather, Jim" <jfettgather@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:13:27 -0600
There are plenty of proxies and other methods that one can use to hide
their web tracks.
Some for free, some paid.
To find out about them, Just do a search for
anonymous surfing
Use caution though, no doubt that such a web search will deploy and set
off extra beacons.
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kimberly A. Morrow
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:51 AM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: yahoo is tracking you
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
Outreach Specialist - Unity.fm
Unity
1901 NW Blue Parkway
Unity Village, MO 64065
816-251-3588
visit www.unityonline.org
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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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