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skibum515 · 11-22-2004, 07:59 PM

This was posted on another web forum I post on (for my hermit crabs!) but it might apply to some of you

FYI,

Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons" to track Yahoo Group users around the net and see what you're doing and where you are going ñ similar to cookies.

Take a look at their updated privacy statement:

http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/.../details.html0

About half-way down the page, in the section "Outside the Yahoo! Network", you'll see a little "click here" link that will let you "opt-out" of their new method of snooping.! I strongly recommend that you do this.

ONCE YOU HAVE CLICKED THAT LINK - YOU ARE OPTED OUT!!!

Notice the "Success" message the top the next page. BE CAREFUL because on that page there is a "Cancel Opt-out" button that, if clicked, will *undo** the opt-out. Feel free to forward this to other groups.

11-22-2004, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
skibum515 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Park City Posts: 1,129 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Yahoo Privacy Issues This was posted on another web forum I post on (for my hermit crabs!) but it might apply to some of you FYI, Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons" to track Yahoo Group users around the net and see what you're doing and where you are going ñ similar to cookies. Take a look at their updated privacy statement: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/.../details.html0 About half-way down the page, in the section "Outside the Yahoo! Network", you'll see a little "click here" link that will let you "opt-out" of their new method of snooping.! I strongly recommend that you do this. ONCE YOU HAVE CLICKED THAT LINK - YOU ARE OPTED OUT!!! Notice the "Success" message the top the next page. BE CAREFUL because on that page there is a "Cancel Opt-out" button that, if clicked, will undo* the opt-out. Feel free to forward this to other groups.