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January 2009

Flickr: Discussing Yahoo and Our Privacy__Opt-Out Yahoo Web Beacons__in Inspiration, Art, Poetry & Freedom of Expression

If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to Yahoo. It also snoops on whether you open read your groups emails! Look at their updated privacy statement at info. yahoo.com/ privacy/us/ yahoo/details. html About half-way down the page, in the section on *cookies*,you will see a link that says *WEB BEACONS* info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/webbeacons/ 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 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

October 2008

Flickr Group Promotion Tool – Userscripts.org

Adds a select box with pre written comments, inviting the photo owner and viewers to join your groups.