08-28-2005, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: T.O.
Posts: 20,828
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From Yahoo's web beacon page:
When conducting research Yahoo!'s practice is to require our partners to disclose the presence of these web beacons on their pages in their privacy policies and state what choices are available to users regarding the collection and use of this information.
I'm thinking it's fairly harmless. I know it pays to be wary of any Big Brother moves but in Thomas Friedman's new book, The World is Flat, he shows how your personal emails will never be released by the Yahoo!, even if you're the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq (a sad but true story in the book, alas).
If they want to track my actions on the Web, I'm not too concerned. It helps them tailor ads to keep my reliable service free, their 'Ask Yahoo!' stuff is more interesting because they are completely tuned in to marketing & it helps me be a smarter consumer. Sure, they can be a little puritanical but what company isn't, in my eyes? :cents:
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