Is Yahoo watching you??

[ailsagirl]

This was forwarded through Mark Crispin Miller. I'm sure many know about this little attempt by Yahoo to spy on us but in case you don't, you may want to opt out.

Here is the short-cut to the link to opt-out.
http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/beacons/details.html
go to "click here" under 2nd section - "Outside the Yahoo! Network"

This is information for all Yahoo users. If you value your privacy, please read this message and take the recommended action. Notice that they did not publicly alert you to this snooping, and they hoped you wouldn't find out about it.

Yahoo is now watching your every click, and keeping track of them. To opt out of Yahoo snooping, go to http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy

About half-way down the page, in the section on cookies, click on "web
beacons."

At the end of the third paragraph under "Outside the Yahoo Network" you'll see a little "click here to opt out" link that will let you "opt-out" of their new method of snooping (and don't click the button on the next page).

Once you have clicked that link, you are exempted.

WARNING: Notice the "Success" message on the top of the next page. Be
careful, because on that page there is a "Cancel Opt-out" button that, when clicked, will undo the opt-out.

Don't be fooled by it. These guys are trying very hard to gain information with or without your cooperation.

[NYC]

1. Thank you. This was posted about 3 or 4 weeks ago.

I "opted out" then. (I don't think I was a member of the Yahoo "network", but I opted out just to be sure.)

It's good to have this information repeated from time to time so that everyone will have the opportunity to see it.

[ailsagirl]

15. Happy to oblige :)

[bpilgrim]

2. Is Google?

hell, yeah... and just think how much they can learn from your behavior on their sites.

and they ain't the only ones... definately another reason to SWITCH :evilgrin:


http://www.apple.com/macmini

peace

[charlie]

5. This is about cookies and web bugs

Switching OSes won't make a difference.

[bpilgrim]

6. surf'n on a mac makes a HUGE difference

even when CONNECTED 24/7/365 to the churning, ever expanding, www...

Secunia Advisory: SA12889 Print Advisory
Release Date: 2004-10-20
Last Update: 2005-01-12

Critical:
Extremely critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Partial Fix

Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Select a product and view a complete list of all Patched/Unpatched Secunia advisories affecting it.

CVE reference: CAN-2004-1043

Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system, conduct cross-site/zone scripting and bypass a security feature in Microsoft Windows XP SP2.

more...
http://secunia.com/advisories/12889

ain't gotta worry about that Extremely Critical flaw on X or BSD :evilgrin:

though we are all prone to their LOGS... unless you use the right tools to anoynomize :->

:hi:

peace

[charlie]

8. Haw!

Not gonna defend IE, it's impossible to do :hi:

But, what we're talking about here is cookies and single-pixel images in webpages. If this sort of cross-site monitoring bothers you (it doesn't especially worry me), then using a Mac isn't automatic protection. You'll have to be as proactive as a Windows user to thwart it.

[bpilgrim]

9. i'm just expanding on the topic

using malicious code in cookies or script to access even MORE details about WHO you are by ACCESSING your local computer, coupled with YOUR behavior on their sites and the web in general is much MORE of a problem for WINDOWS users...

;->

and yes, MONITORING does 'bother' me and should concern everyone concerned about their PRIVACY.

:hi:

peace

[charlie]

11. Oh, sure

IE and ActiveX has been a playland for hackers, no doubt. If every Windows user would ditch IE today, 90% of their troubles would probably vanish. I locked down ActiveX in IE 5 years ago when Flash and Java sites began to bug me, ditched IE altogether years ago for Mozilla/Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox and Opera, and am careful about software I install. I've never been hit with a virus, never been hijacked by spyware -- and I don't have spyware or virus scanners installed.

But when it comes to this cross-site tracking business, you'll have to be as vigilant as a Windows user, whether you use a Mac or Linux or BSD.

[bpilgrim]

12. what i'm saying is that you are MORE likely to be SPIED ON

on a PC with it's NUMEROUS voulnerabilies and huge pool of hackers and programs...

sure no computer ever made is invulnerable but i'n not saying that, i'm talking about degrees.

:hi:

peace

[charlie]

14. Yep

And if Jobs's new cheapo Mac takes off (and I do hope it does, I'm a Windows user, not a Windows lover), brace yourself. You'll be thinking about security more than you'd like to :)

[psychopomp]

3. KICK

:dem:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

4. I use Yahoo, and I hate Yahoo with every fiber of my being.

I've had a Yahoo mail account as long as I've had a computer. I also use them as my primary news portal because I won't even consider AOL or MSN.

They hooked up with SBC to deliver SBC Yahoo DSL, and their software is GARBAGE. If you're on Windows XP, you just need the modem. Any other version of Windows, the modem and the Enternet 300 software. But ALL of the other SBC / Yahoo software is bloated, buggy MSN / AOL "wannabe" garbage. In California, the phone lines come from SBC. Your DSL connection comes from SBC. You DO NOT NEED the Yahoo POS software...DON'T install it, and if you did, UNINSTALL it. Their own tech support will even walk you through the process of doing it because they know it SUCKS.

Yahoo took its eye off the search engine prize because it got greedy, it wanted to "diversify." As a result, I use Google...as many other people do...and haven't done a single Yahoo search in at least five years.

SCREW Yahoo. SCREW Jerry Yang, David Filo, and every Yahoo drone who ever conspired to invade the privacy of its customers.

[NV Whino]

7. Thanks for reposting

I missed this first time around.

SBC also sent around a voluntary sign up to receive crime updates for your area. In other words, if you signed up, you voluntarily invited the local cops/homeland insecurity/whoever into your computer.

[jimshoes]

10. Thanks ailsagirl

I wasn't even aware they did that.

[dweller]

13. ThAn KyOo

KoO cOo Ka ChOo.

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