Comments on: Yahoo Using Web Beacons to Track Users Across the Web http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/yahoo-using-web-beacons-to-track-users-across-the-web Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/yahoo-using-web-beacons-to-track-users-across-the-web#comment-2295 Anonymous Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:54:53 +0000 /?p=629#comment-2295 Web beacon??? It's difficult to see any real meaning through all their verbiage, but, it sounds to me like this is exactly the same thing as a web bug. In other words, they are trying to substitute a more euphemistic (and less honest) phrase, because they don't want to admit they're using web bugs. If it really is the same thing, Aunty, I hope you will use the original and more honest technical term "web bug" instead of allowing yourself to be taken advantage of, by helping them spread their silly euphemism. Web beacon??? It’s difficult to see any real meaning through all their verbiage, but, it sounds to me like this is exactly the same thing as a web bug. In other words, they are trying to substitute a more euphemistic (and less honest) phrase, because they don’t want to admit they’re using web bugs.

If it really is the same thing, Aunty, I hope you will use the original and more honest technical term “web bug” instead of allowing yourself to be taken advantage of, by helping them spread their silly euphemism.

]]> By: foxy http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/yahoo-using-web-beacons-to-track-users-across-the-web#comment-1979 foxy Fri, 10 Jun 2005 18:27:06 +0000 /?p=629#comment-1979 Try a good filtering proxy, e.g. Foxy (www.2-power-n.com) and forget about "web beacons". BTW, this page uses them too :) Try a good filtering proxy, e.g. Foxy (www.2-power-n.com) and forget about “web beacons”. BTW, this page uses them too :)

]]> By: pink http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/yahoo-using-web-beacons-to-track-users-across-the-web#comment-1870 pink Tue, 24 May 2005 11:43:18 +0000 /?p=629#comment-1870 i owned a yahoo group, and offered exactly this information to my peeps...yahoo responded by banning me and shutting down my group...they also banned my immediate family. yahoo has "web beacons" on EVERY PAGE YOU LOOK AT, and can track anyone that uses or visits any yahoo page if by nothing more than IP address....by their own definition, yahoo is spyware, and i urge everyone that reads this to seriously reconsider if they really want to support this service....they spy on EVERYTHING YOU DO, SEE or SAY.....not to mention all the spam generated in your email/snailmail box from yahoo's "Partners" being informed of your surfing habits....there's a reason why your spam folder is always full...seriously, beware! i owned a yahoo group, and offered exactly this information to my peeps…yahoo responded by banning me and shutting down my group…they also banned my immediate family.
yahoo has “web beacons” on EVERY PAGE YOU LOOK AT, and can track anyone that uses or visits any yahoo page if by nothing more than IP address….by their own definition, yahoo is spyware, and i urge everyone that reads this to seriously reconsider if they really want to support this service….they spy on EVERYTHING YOU DO, SEE or SAY…..not to mention all the spam generated in your email/snailmail box from yahoo’s “Partners” being informed of your surfing habits….there’s a reason why your spam folder is always full…seriously, beware!

]]> By: vince7 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/yahoo-using-web-beacons-to-track-users-across-the-web#comment-1860 vince7 Fri, 20 May 2005 03:47:14 +0000 /?p=629#comment-1860 The only Yahoo product I use is the Toolbar for IE and Firefox. Looking at the tool buttons doesn't give me a good feeling now. I did the opt out and now I will uninstall the toolbars. The only Yahoo product I use is the Toolbar for IE and Firefox. Looking at the tool buttons doesn’t give me a good feeling now. I did the opt out and now I will uninstall the toolbars.

]]> By: davep http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/yahoo-using-web-beacons-to-track-users-across-the-web#comment-1857 davep Thu, 19 May 2005 18:09:10 +0000 /?p=629#comment-1857 Question - given that the opt-out is computer and browser specific, is it done by using a cookie? If so, Firefox users, like myself, who only keep cookies until they close Firefox would need to opt-out for each session. Question - given that the opt-out is computer and browser specific, is it done by using a cookie? If so, Firefox users, like myself, who only keep cookies until they close Firefox would need to opt-out for each session.

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