Re: Changes To Yahoo Accounts

[Jamie Harris <JHarris@FCC.CC.MD.US>]

Thank you!  I checked mine and indeed every option was set back to
"Yes".  That definitely explains my recent influx of spam emails.  :)

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Jamie Harris
Junior Systems Programmer/Analyst
Information Technology Division
Frederick Community College
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>>> vega@CASSI.COM 4/1/2002 11:25:05 AM >>>
Hi everyone,

The annoying change below does affect our Yahoo accounts for the
SQR-Jobs group.  I recommend that everyone edit their Yahoo 'Marketing
Preferences' and set all options to 'No.'  Instructions appear below.

If you would like to tell Yahoo what you think of this change, here is
a link to their feedback page:

http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/privacy/cgi_feedback?radio30=radio305


HTH -- Dan V.


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On 3/31/02 at 12:01 PM isig-request@blu.org <isig-request@blu.org>
wrote:

>Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Yahoo resets everyone to receive SPAM - ACT NOW (Tracy Marks)
>   2. New Yahoo Privacy Policy Expands Sharing Of User Data (Tracy
Marks)
>
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>
>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 02:32:46 -0500
>To: isig@Blu.Org
>From: Tracy Marks <tracy@windweaver.com>
>Cc: tracy@windweaver.com
>Subject: [Isig] Yahoo resets everyone to receive SPAM - ACT NOW
>Reply-To: isig@blu.org
>
>Folks -
>
>Apparently in an attempt to increase their income
>from advertising, Yahoo has reset all preferences
>for people registered with its services - subscribing
>to any Yahoogroups, using a My Yahoo page,
>having a Yahoo email account, having a Yahoo
>geocities site - to YES for spam by email, mail and
>telephone calls.
>
>They're giving people several weeks to opt out by
>changing their preferences but meanwhile they are
>putting us all on advertiser lists...........Here's some
>info I received about it (there are also a few
>newspaper articles). I checked out my own
>preferences and indeed it now said I that I agreed
>to receive advertising by email, mail and phone
>from over 100 companies.
>
>I really encourage you to change your Yahoo account
>information immediately if you use any Yahoo services
>whatsoever and don't want this to happen to you.
>
>Tracy Marks
>
>
>
>>- Yahoo sets you for SPAM - ACT NOW
>>Yahoo appears to have reset the "Marketing
>>preferences"  of all registered Yahoo users to esentially
>>" Do you want SPAM from us?  YES "
>
>>** Important: Read UNLESS you like getting spammed ! **
>>I've just been alerted that Yahoo has made a sneaky change to
>>everybody's 'Marketing Preferences' the result - loads of #%$
>>SPAM! So, I've just been in and changed back what they've
>>done. They had gone and changed ALL of my *No's* to *Yes!*
>>
>>Here's what you need to do:  Go to your My Groups or a group
>>home page at http://www.yahoogroups.com
>>OR to your My Yahoo page or any customized page
>>you have with Yahoo.
>>Click on Account Info on the top-right. Verify your
>>password if it asks you to, and there's your Yahoo ID page.
>>Under 'Member Information' you'll see *Edit your Marketing
>>Preferences* in blue. Change all those dozens of Yes's in
>>regard to receiving advertising email, mail and phone calls
>>back to No's! Click *Save Changes*.
>
>
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>
>Message: 2
>Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 02:37:06 -0500
>To: isig@Blu.Org
>From: Tracy Marks <tracy@windweaver.com>
>Cc: tracy@windweaver.com
>Subject: [Isig] New Yahoo Privacy Policy Expands Sharing Of User Data
>Reply-To: isig@blu.org
>
>
>>New Yahoo Privacy Policy Expands Sharing Of User Data
>>By: Peter Loftus
>>Dow Jones Newswires
>
>EXCERPT
>
>>One policy change will require Yahoo users to take action.
>>Previously, users were able to click only once to decide whether to
>>receive promotional e-mails from both Yahoo and its partners. Under
>>the new policy, Yahoo users must visit a section of the Web site
>>called "Edit Marketing Preferences." There, they must choose
>>separately whether to receive more than a dozen categories of
>>special offers and marketing e-mails from Yahoo, such as "managing
>>personal finances."
>>
>>For most of the categories, the default option is to receive the
>>promotional e-mails. So, if users don't want to receive any of
>>them, they must click "No" for each option. The only category where
>>"No" is the default option is "Yahoo! Delivers," which features
>>special offers from Yahoo's business partners.
>>
>>The setup raises the possibility that Yahoo users who don't edit
>>their marketing preferences will begin receiving Yahoo promotions,
>>even if they had previously opted out of such services.
>>
>>The company is essentially using this requirement to promote its
>>newer services. For instance, users who signed up for Yahoo two or
>>three years ago -- and who opted out of promotional e-mails at the
>>time -- might not be aware that Yahoo has upgraded its job-listings
>>service with the recent acquisition of HotJobs Ltd., Ms. Srinivasan
>>said. Now, when they edit their marketing preferences, they can
>>decide whether to receive information about "finding a job or an
>>employee."
>>
>>Ms. Srinivasan pointed out that users will have 60 days to edit
>>their preferences. Also, she said it was the first time Yahoo has
>>required users to edit preferences in company history.
>>
>>-Peter Loftus; Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5267;
>>peter.loftus@dowjones.com
>>
>>(Compiled from Dow Jones Newswires and other sources)
>
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