Re: Are you a Yahoo! group member?

[Lew <lew1716@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   It's actually somewhat worse than Robert suggests. They've been using 
beacons for quite a while. Read the fine print when you sign up and google 
the Yahoo privacy statement. You must also agree to allow Yahoo to share the 
information they garner about you with its business associates, and there's 
no stipulation as to how that information is shared. For instance, do they 
deliver lists of the web sites you've visited to their partners or do they 
allow their partners to place their own 'beacons' on your machine? Pay 
special attention to their opt-out policy. After you initially opt-in, 
opting out only lasts until you *receive* another Yahoo originated email, 
then, as per your initial agreement, you've opted-back in again. Further 
more, opting out seems to be ip address specific, not machine specific. For 
example, you can 'opt-out' whether you've logged into your Yahoo acct or 
not.
   If you can stand more bad news, google yahoo & law suits or their 
agreements with the Chinese gov't (& ours too, probably). Yahoo is involved 
with firings, imprisonments, and some reported deaths.
   Finally, reflect on how this huge, profitable internet goliath maintains 
itself with so little direct advertising, and its 'sucks we're just folks
like you' demeanor.
-Lew