hullo everyone.
I get email from the Commies saying Yahoo is putting something in their groups which might be called a cookie to moniter who is using anti - War (Iraq) sites.
the language they use is far beyond my skills, what is a thing cookie and I dont know how to put the email on here.
Does anyone know about this and something about google not handing over info to US Govt Depts.
I use yahoo for steinberger world its brilliant but I not want this sort of carry on ( if true).
sorry.
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Re: Google and US Gove demand for ...
Re: Google and US Gove demand for search records.
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Re: Yahoo and Web Beacon. See Link ...
Re: Yahoo and Web Beacon.
See Link and note capability to opt-out.
It seems that Yahoo is tracking all web movements, not specific to anti-war. I guess that someone could potentially collate a list of Browsers that access such web sites but provided that, as Yahoo states, no personal information is collected it would be a bit of a stretch to suggest that "they" are tracking you.
Still, I do have reservations about this sort of thing; while I can understand that Yahoo would need to gather information about their members in order to generate money from advertising the apparently insidious way in which this information is obtained and the lengths to which someone must go to opt-out is, I believe, similar to inertia marketing. It certainly does highlight the need to read all the terms and conditions when you apply to join up similar services.
The language on the relevant page is quite clear and unequivocal and should be easy enough to understand assuming you know to look for it.
It would pay to be aware that web bugs are not just restricted to Yahoo ... they can appear (or in actual fact not appear, as they are also called transparent gifs) on any web site. Even this one, though I am not aware that they do and haven't bothered to check. I'll need to check the T&C's again :-)
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Also, the article linked to above is ...
Also, the article linked to above is dated May 2005, so this is not something new. It has been around for a while. Obviously someone in "the Commies" has discovered this and leapt to the conclusion that "they" (presumably the US Government) is tracking "us" (the Commies.)
I strongly suspect that if the US Govt wanted to track someones browsing habits they would choose a method that did not provide an opt-out option and which can easily be circumvented with common (Symantec and McAfee) anti-virus and anti-spyware tools. Unless of course all these businesses are in cahoots with said US Govt ... which could of course be the start of yet another conspiracy theory.
By the way ... if you use e-mail and get those ever so helpful e-mails from friends and acquaintances about the latest, most virulent and dangerous computer virus ever then the link below is worth checking. It lists known virus hoaxes.
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Thanks indeed wise Stallion. this ...
Thanks indeed wise Stallion.
this stuff was put on after people joined up.
you were not asked the question, as it where. It certainly not there when i sign in
also, The Reds are not implying tis "only them", just that ahigh concerntrate of activity seemed to be on Iraq link.
not that I dont like conspricey theories.
I think there's a danger of setting a ...
I think there's a danger of setting a precedent- If you are able to pass off a connection between search results and crime, the US government could subpoena for any search info/cookies using the same argument for any kind of crime. And given the amount of personal data gathered by Google... those of us with nothing to hide have nothing to worry about, but that's cold comfort really.