Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 This was posted to another : Attention Group As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass along any general -related announcements that are of relevance to all of you such as the one below: is Tracking Group Members If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now using " Web Beacons " to track every user. It's similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to . Look at their updated privacy statement at http://info./privacy/us//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 '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. Related article: http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm Please pass this information to all of your groups... -- Jorge Angelinohttp://satva.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 This was posted to another : Attention Group As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass along any general -related announcements that are of relevance to all of you such as the one below: is Tracking Group Members If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now using " Web Beacons " to track every user. It's similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to . Look at their updated privacy statement at http://info./privacy/us//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 '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. Related article: http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm Please pass this information to all of your groups... -- Jorge Angelino http://satva.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thank you, Jorge ... opting out was very easy to find and complete ... Best Wishes, Mew --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Jorge Angelino <jorge.angelino wrote: Jorge Angelino <jorge.angelino Fwd: Web beacons Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 5:20 AM This was posted to another : Attention Group As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass along any general -related announcements that are of relevance to all of you such as the one below: is Tracking Group Members If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now using " Web Beacons " to track every user. It's similar to cookies, but allows to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to . Look at their updated privacy statement at http://info. / privacy/us/ /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 '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. Related article: http://antivirus. about.com/ od/spywareandadw are/a/bugs. htm Please pass this information to all of your groups... -- Jorge Angelino http://satva. blogspot. com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 You are welcome Best wishes, On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Mary Ellen Wright <avz.9271rwrote: > Thank you, Jorge ... opting out was very easy to find and complete ... > > Best Wishes, > > Mew > > --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Jorge Angelino <jorge.angelino wrote: > > Jorge Angelino <jorge.angelino > Fwd: Web beacons > > Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 5:20 AM This was posted to another : > > Attention Group > > As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass > along any general -related announcements that are of relevance > to all of you such as the one below: > > is Tracking Group Members > > If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now using " Web > Beacons " to track every user. It's similar to cookies, but > allows to record every website and every group you visit, even when > you're not connected to . Look at their updated privacy statement at > http://info. / privacy/us/ /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 '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. > > Related article: > http://antivirus. about.com/ od/spywareandadw are/a/bugs. htm > > Please pass this information to all of your groups... > > -- > Jorge Angelino > http://satva. blogspot. com/ > > [-- > Jorge Angelino http://satva.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 you might be surprised how many cookies are installed on your machine: http://networkadvertising.org/managing/optout_results.asp I did not notice any malfunction but be reminded that you click on your own risk. , " Jorge Angelino " <jorge.angelino wrote: > > This was posted to another : > > > Attention Group > > As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members we will pass > along any general -related announcements that are of relevance > to all of you such as the one below: > > is Tracking Group Members > > If you belong to ANY - be aware that is now using " Web > Beacons " to track every user. It's similar to cookies, but > allows to record every website and every group you visit, even when > you're not connected to . Look at their updated privacy statement at > http://info./privacy/us//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 '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. > > Related article: > http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm > > Please pass this information to all of your groups... > > > > > -- > Jorge Angelino > http://satva.blogspot.com/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Dear Jorge, Thank you very much for your valuable info. Khin. --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Mary Ellen Wright <avz.9271r wrote: > Mary Ellen Wright <avz.9271r > Re: Fwd: Web beacons > > Cc: SAMVA > Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:40 PM > Thank you, Jorge ... opting out was very easy to find and > complete ... > > Best Wishes, > > Mew > > --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Jorge Angelino > <jorge.angelino wrote: > > Jorge Angelino <jorge.angelino > Fwd: Web beacons > > Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 5:20 AM This was posted to another : > > Attention Group > > As part of our continuing efforts to serve our list-members > we will pass > along any general -related announcements that > are of relevance > to all of you such as the one below: > > is Tracking Group Members > > If you belong to ANY - be aware that is > now using " Web > Beacons " to track every user. It's > similar to cookies, but > allows to record every website and every group you > visit, even when > you're not connected to . Look at their updated > privacy statement at > http://info. / privacy/us/ /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 '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. > > Related article: > http://antivirus. about.com/ od/spywareandadw > are/a/bugs. htm > > Please pass this information to all of your groups... > > -- > Jorge Angelino > http://satva. blogspot. com/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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