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Example: [Collected via e-mail, April 2002] Yahoo maybe tracking your internet activity ...https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.htmlYahoo is Tracking Group MembersIf you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now usingWeb Beacons to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar tocookies, but allows Yahoo to record every website and every group youvisit, even when you're not connected to Yahoo. Look at their updatedprivacy statement at: https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.htmlAbout half-way down the page, in the section on *cookies*, you will see alink that says *WEB BEACONS*.Click on the phrase Web Beacons. On the page that opens, on the leftfind a box entitled Opt-Out.In that section find opt-out of interest-matched advertising link that will letyou opt-out of their snooping. Click it and then click the opt-out button onthe 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. Thatmeans you will have to opt-out on every computer (and browser) you use.https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.html Origins: Research in progress.
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