Stop Yahoo tracking your web use

[T.H. Oughts]

If you are at all concerned with people knowing where you go or what you do
on yahoo......check it out.

Yahoo can track us and see what kind of sites we are looking at!!

BUT, ALSO HOW TO OPT OUT OF IT!! Which I did, first thing!

Here's how....

"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

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.

 

[lobito]

if they are keeping track of you without your knowing, I doubt they are "opting you out". If they are tracking you without your knowing they aren't likely to stop anytime soon.

 

[Nonchalant]

thanks, im a member of some yahoo groups, so this was of use to me

 

[bknight2602]

Thanks TH

 

[T.H. Oughts]

Thanks TH

Yes I doubt they were going to let us know next time we log into yahoo.

 

[bknight2602]

Yes I doubt they were going to let us know next time we log into yahoo.

Yahell? They want to see where you've been to, sell the list to subscribers.

 

[Raindear816]

If you are at all concerned with people knowing where you go or what you do
on yahoo......check it out.

Yahoo can track us and see what kind of sites we are looking at!!

BUT, ALSO HOW TO OPT OUT OF IT!! Which I did, first thing!

Here's how....

"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

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.

Thanks a bunch! oh and I actually did use the "anal dwelling butt monkey phrase it went over like a lead balloon!

 

[phyremaire]

far out..
I logged onto yahoo messenger and received about 5 offline messages that were 2 years old. I had read them at the time they were sent and deleted them..but I got them back for no apparent reason.
???
And then I got an e-mail from another yahoo user that was sent exactly one week before I received it.
wtf?

 

[bknight2602]

far out..
I logged onto yahoo messenger and received about 5 offline messages that were 2 years old. I had read them at the time they were sent and deleted them..but I got them back for no apparent reason.
???
And then I got an e-mail from another yahoo user that was sent exactly one week before I received it.
wtf?

Quit pulling our legs.

 

[phyremaire]

I will not.

and why do I have to re-log in here everytime I try to post?

...damn it

 

[LukkyKnight]

...why do I have to re-log in here everytime I try to post?

Because it amuses those who are in control. http://www.danasoft.com/sig/lukkys.jpg

 

[moonchild24]

I agree with lobito....

 

[Killswitch]

I may go wipe out my deal there but I really couldnt care less if anyone knows where I go on the net.

And as far as emails go....there are only three or four people or places that I even bother to open when I recieve.

 

[Lostdriver1964]

strange

it sounds a little strange to me....
maybe another hoax??

 

[citrausa]

Thank you TH!