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Greetings Members:This is of course OFF TOPIC but worth sending to you FYI. Use your own judgement. Weourselves Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:09:54 -0800 (PST)Re: [Weourselves] is now USING "Web Beacons" to track every user Frank <frankferg (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote: Group Members1-14-6If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now using "Web Beacons" to track every user. It's similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to .Look at their updated privacy statement at http://privacy. <http://privacy./privacy.> /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

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 '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: Web Beacons Igniting Controversy '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

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Thanks Elaine. I'll forward this to all my peeps. Peace

 

 

, " E. Rice-Fells " <shortydemp

wrote:

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> Greetings Members:

>

> This is of course OFF TOPIC but worth sending to you FYI. Use your

own judgement.

>

> Weourselves

> Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:09:54 -0800 (PST)

> Re: [Weourselves] is now USING " Web Beacons " to

track every user

>

>

>

>

> Frank <frankferg wrote:

> Group Members

>

> 1-14-6

>

> If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now

>

> using " Web Beacons " to track every user. It's similar

to

>

> cookies, but allows to record every website and every group

you

>

> visit, even when you're not connected to .

>

> Look at their updated privacy statement at

>

> http://privacy. <http://privacy./privacy.>

/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 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 '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:

>

> Web Beacons Igniting Controversy '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

>

>

>

>

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in this topic (2)

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