[SOC] OT: Yahoo "Snooping"

John L. Sielke [email protected]
Sun, 07 Apr 2002 13:06:50 -0400


OK, I know this is off topic, but I received this on another list. It seems 
good old Yahoo is really at it!


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"Yahoo really has their noses up your butt these days.   They are now
  using something called "Web Beacons" to track you around the net & see
  what you are doing.

  Take a look at
  http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html   Somewhere
  about halfway down the page, under "Outside the Yahoo! Network" there is
  a tiny little link that lets you opt-out of their electronic snooping. I
  advise everyone to do so immediately if not sooner.

Also note that when you opt out, a window opens that says you have 
successfully
optd out, but also says that if you want ot cancel opt out to press the small
window below.  I almost clicked the small window thinking for a moment that it
was the final opt out.  NOT!!!!!  Put there to fake you out. "

 
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