> 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://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy>
> http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy .
> 
> 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, find a paragraph entitled "Outside the Yahoo
> Network." In that section find a little "Click Here
> to
> Opt Out" link that will let you "opt-out" of their
> snooping. Be careful! NOT to click on the next
> button
> shown. It is an "Opt Back In" button that, if
> clicked,
> will UNDO the opt-out.
> 
> 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..
> 
> Related article:  Yahoo Web Beacons Igniting
> Controversy Yahoo's current privacy policy is
> causing
> consternation among some users who object to their
> use
> of so-called 'web beacons'. Known in most circles as
> web bugs, these invisible images are embedded in
> websites and email and used to track your surfing -
> and even tell whether you've opened a particular
> email.
> 
>
http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Dominic

I rather go birding...
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