How To Opt Out of Yahoo Surveillance
xxxx | 04.01.2005 13:19 | Repression | Technology
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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'. (
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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. (
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Once you have clicked that link, you are opted out. 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.
This applies only to a specific broswer, rather than user, so you have to do it for each browser/computer you use.
Pass the message on!
xxxx
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