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Open Chat / Yahoo \'Phorm\'
« on: January 07, 2009, 09:24:54 AM »
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 use
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 privacystatement 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.
Please forward this to your other groups. You might complain, too, but I\'m not sure if anyone is listening. I remember when they signed all users up to get spam and we had to opt out of that a few years ago.
Not a nice program, and it is something I believe will become an invasion of privacy on a major scale at some time in the future.
Needless to say, in these days of intrusive snooping by corporations and governments, opting out may not actually achieve anything.......Disturbing.
If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group use
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 privacystatement 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.
Please forward this to your other groups. You might complain, too, but I\'m not sure if anyone is listening. I remember when they signed all users up to get spam and we had to opt out of that a few years ago.
Not a nice program, and it is something I believe will become an invasion of privacy on a major scale at some time in the future.
Needless to say, in these days of intrusive snooping by corporations and governments, opting out may not actually achieve anything.......Disturbing.
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Open Chat / Seasons Greetings
« on: December 17, 2008, 11:27:28 AM »
Wishing all a Very Merry Christmas....
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Ham Radio Chit Chat / Power Line Adaptors.
« on: August 13, 2008, 12:16:32 AM »
Power Line Adaptors.....
Power line adaptors,...are there any near to you,...If so how do you find it....
These units are used to establish a network within the home, TV and data signals are passed between the adaptors by means of radio frequency energy directly into the mains wiring of that home. The frequency used is 3-30 MHz. The resulting interference extends many 100\'s of feet from the household using them. This prevents users of the short wave radio spectrum from being able to use their radios. World broadcast stations and many other services are blocked out by the interference.
Power line adaptors,...are there any near to you,...If so how do you find it....
These units are used to establish a network within the home, TV and data signals are passed between the adaptors by means of radio frequency energy directly into the mains wiring of that home. The frequency used is 3-30 MHz. The resulting interference extends many 100\'s of feet from the household using them. This prevents users of the short wave radio spectrum from being able to use their radios. World broadcast stations and many other services are blocked out by the interference.
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