[PPRAANet] Fw: [mixw] Please Read. Important!

["Phillip H. Blanton (NØTAN)"]

Dick,

One clarification to the below message. The "Opt Out" mechanism isn't
per-user or even per-machine as stated in the message... it is per-browser.

So, if you use IE and Firefox, and Opera, and Chrome, and... you will
need to follow the opt-out instructions on EACH BROWSER on EACH MACHINE
that you use. So, if you use Firefox and IE on three different machines,
you will have to opt-out six times. And - although I haven't verified
this - I would assume that the opt-out setting is user-specific, so each
user on each machine would have to opt-out on each browser that they
use. Insidious.

The quick-link to the opt-out page is...

http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.html

--
Phillip H. Blanton (NØTAN)
phillip at n0tan.com
http://www.n0tan.com


Dick-w0raa wrote:
> This came from the MixW reflector.  It should be of interest to all of
> us. Yahoo! is up to their old tricks again.
> 
> Dick
> W0RAA
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: g3vfp
> To: mixw at yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:44 AM
> Subject: [mixw] Please Read Important
> 
> 
> Attention Group this has recently come up, and personally I would
> advise all members to follow the link, and opt out as suggested.
> Whether you do or not is entirely upto you of course.... I have :-).
> 
> See Below
> 
> Dave G3VFP
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will
> pass along any general Yahoo Groups-related announcements that are of
> relevance to all of you such as the one below:
> 
> 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/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm
> .
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