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To: JMJJR; lafroste

Beat me to it.

Yep - all the smut is courtesy of Yahoo...


13 posted on 01/19/2009 10:19:23 AM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: jonno; lafroste; All
Yep - all the smut is courtesy of Yahoo...

in a related vein....

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 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://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.

27 posted on 01/19/2009 11:43:11 AM PST by YankeeinOkieville (Do illiterates get the full effect of alphabet soup?)
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