[PLUG] OT: Yahoo! is watching you...

[Jon Jacob]

Thanks, Sandy.

I was not aware of that, but am glad that you told me.

On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 16:01, Sandy Herring wrote:
> ********************************************************************
> Very important information about Web "Beacons" Bugs (the real name) and
> Yahoo PRIVACY Policy. On the web site you will see in the privacy statement
> a reference to "WebBeacons" you need to click on the OPT-OUT button to
> opt-out. If you don't Yahoo will follow you around on the Internet tracking
> the sites you visit and every thing you do and sends this info back to Yahoo
> for "marketing" info.
> 
> It is an invasion of your privacy, but it is still legal. You can "opt out"
> of the web beacons by going to
> 
> http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html
> (opt-out link is embedded in the text about halfway down the page)
> 
> Make sure you read their fine print. This is from their policy statement:
> 
> Note: This opt-out applies to a specific browser rather than a specific
> user. Therefore you will have to opt-out separately from each computer or
> browser that you use.
>  
> 
> 
> *bastids*!
> Sandy
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