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Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Yahoo's at it again
From: Bryan Genez (capella@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Nov 17 2002 - 19:02:53 EST
This is good info. But before you get too annoyed at Yahoo, please remember
what you're paying for this service. There certainly are costs associated
with providing the space and bandwidth for the thousands of Yahoo Groups,
and revenues are totally from advertising. Many providers *require* that
you accept advertising from their "partners" as a condition for their
services. At least Yahoo gives us the option to opt-out.
Rick Bradshaw wrote:
> Yes, and be sure you read the next screen when it comes up and tells
> you that you have successfully opted out. The button they provide,
> the one that usually would take you back to some other place, has you
> opting back _in_. Be sure to read before you click.
>
>> Yahoo's at it again. For those of you who don't know this....and if you
>> belong to any other
>> Yahoo groups besides this one, you may want to pass this information on.
>>
>> Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons" to track
>> YahooGroups users around the net & see what you are doing... with a
>> view, apparently, to passing on your 'interests' to associated
>> companies for 'marketing purposes' (seems these beacons work like
>> cookies ..)
>>
>> Go to this URL:
>> http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html
>>
>> About halfway down the page (on the right side), in the "Outside
>> the Yahoo! Network" section, there is a tiny little "click here" link
>> at the end of the paragraph that lets you OPT OUT of their
>> electronic snooping
-- Best,Bryan (KB3HMZ) "Capella" Valiant 40 #158 Annapolis, MD
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