[real-eyes] Re: yahoo is tracking you
- From: "Chip Bloch" <wbloch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:09:45 -0600
I do not want anyone tracking me without my permission even though there are
"good cookies." It is the "if you have nothing to hide, you do not have to
worry" attitude that has the current administration bugging our phone calls.
Who knows when someone will decide that "we have something to hide."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimberly A. Morrow" <morrowka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:50 AM
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
> visit www.dailyword.com
>
> -----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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