If you use yahoo groups and don't want to be snooped on...

[bbchris]

> Just an FYI for all of you using any Yahoo groups.

>

> Yahoo is now using something called "Web Beacons" to

> track Yahoo Group users around the net and see what you're doing and

> where you are going - similar to cookies. Yahoo is recording every

> website and every group you visit. Take a look at their updated

> privacy statement:

>

> 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. That

> will bring you to a paragraph entitled "Outside the Yahoo Network."

> In this section you'll see a little "click here to opt out"

> link that will let you "opt-out" of their new method of snooping.

>

> Once you have clicked that link, you are exempted.

>

> 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, if clicked, will *undo** the opt-out.

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[RonOnGuitar]

Oh, yeah, websites love tracking visitors, Chris!



For browsing I usually use MAXTHON.



After visiiting a site, it's just a matter of a few clicks to clean out all nosy cookies and files that might want to follow me around.







Maxthon's tabbed browsing is a nice feature, too.

[bbchris]

Interesting Ron. I'll check that out! Thank you!

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