Fwd: MODERATOR's Note: Privacy

--- In jazz_guitar@y..., "Alisdair MacRae Birch" <akmbirch@y...>
wrote:
Folks

For those of you not aware. Most companies including Yahoo
are now using what are referred to as "Web Beacons" or "Web
Bugs".

A Web bug is a graphic on a Web page or in an Email message
that is designed to monitor who is reading the Web page or
Email message. Web bugs are often invisible because they are
typically only 1-by-1 pixel in size.

Yahoo!'s practice requires that they and their partners
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. You may choose to opt-out of Yahoo! collecting
and using this information for this research. By going to
this page:

http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html

If you are concerned about your privacy I suggest opting
out.

More Information on Web Bugs/Beacons:
http://www.privacyfoundation.org/resources/webbug.asp

http://news.com.com/2100-1017-243077.html?legacy=cnet

Webwasher - WebWasher filters out unwanted advertising and
protects the surfer's privacy by filtering cookies, referer
strings and Web bugs.
http://www.webwasher.com/index.htm

Bugnosis - A Web Bug Detector
http://www.bugnosis.org/

With regard to Spam I recommend using:

SpamCop - To report spam or get your email
http://www.spamcop.net/

Mailwasher - An email checker with effective spam
elimination
http://www.mailwasher.net/

Alisdair MacRae Birch
Moderator
http://www.alisdair.com
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