> [Original Message]
> From: Matthew F. Guilbault <matthew@...>
> To: <NEAR@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 1/26/2006 9:40:33 PM
> Subject: [NEAR] Yahoo Web Beacons?
>
> Yahoo Web Beacons
>
> All,
> If you or someone you know is a member of one or more Yahoo Groups,
> you should read the following.
>
> Someone on another group found this and posted it. I have looked at
> it and it seems to be for real (please correct me if its not). I
> suggest you all read the text below and do as you see fit.
>
> 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.
>
> http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm
>
> Look at their updated privacy statement at
> http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy
>
> About half-way down the page, in the category "Special Topics,"
> click on the word "more," you will see a link that says WEB BEACONS.
>
> Click on the phrase "Web Beacons." On the page that opens, find a
> paragraph entitled "Outside the Yahoo Network."
>
> In that section find a little "Click Here to Opt Out" link that will
> let you "opt-out" of their snooping. Be careful! NOT to click on the
> next button shown. It is an "Opt Back In" button that, if clicked,
> will UNDO the opt-out.
>
> 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.