Since I've never registered with Yahoogroups, nor do I use their webpages,
I fail to see any reason to bother.
I've never trusted the yahoos at Bozo! -- I mean, the bozos at Yahoo! as
far as I could throw them.
>One more try! :)
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: [Silent-PC] Privacy issue on Yahoo group
>Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:03:42 -0000
>From: "lcting <lcting@...>" <lcting@...>
>Reply-To: Silent-PC@yahoogroups.com
>To: Silent-PC@yahoogroups.com
>
>Privacy issue for Yahoo Users.
>
>FYI:
>
>Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons"
>to track Yahoo Group users around the net and see
>what you're doing - similar to cookies. Take a
>look at their updated privacy statement:
>
>http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html
>
>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 recommend doing this.
>Once you have clicked that link, you are opted out.
>Notice the "Success" message at the top of 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.
>
>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>xl7-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
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