Hi everybody.  Our list is a Yahoo groups which for the most part it is a good thing.  However, Yahoo has started a new policy that's essentially like spying on people who are in Yahoo groups.  They'll use it for focusing marketing and advertising based on your "interests" -- which they figure out from your group activity.

 

It's annoying, but the good news is that it's easy to opt out of.  Here's some background and the link to shut off their snooping on your computer.

 

Cheers,

Marco

 

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Information about Yahoo is Tracking Group Members

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. Look at their updated privacy statement at
http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html

About half-way down the page, in the section on *cookies*, you will see a link that says *WEB BEACONS*.

Click on the phrase "Web Beacons." On the page that opens, on the left find a box entitled "Opt-Out."

In that section find "opt-out of interest-matched advertising" link that will let you "opt-out" of their snooping. Click it and then click the opt-out button on the next page.

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.

Related article:
http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm