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FYI - Yahoo beacons

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Subject: FYI - Yahoo beacons
From: "David Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:31:32 -0600
BRHSlisters:

> 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 - similar to cookies.
>
> Take a look at their updated privacy statement:
>
> http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html
> <http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us>
>
> 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.
>
> Of course, if you don't mind Yahoo recording every website and every
> group you visit you should ignore this message.


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