Re: Internet Toolbars for Win.

[James Chapman <jvchapman () gmail com>]

The following links may be of interest.

3 links worth reading.
http://wired.com/wired/archive/13.12/google.html
http://www.scroogle.org/gscrape.html
http://www.google-watch.org/


On 07/12/05, Synister Syntax <synistersyntaxlist () gmail com> wrote:
> Rob:
>
>       I would say you are correct.  Although Yahoo doesn't see it that way.
>
>       Lets see:
>
>  Yahoo! collects personal information when you register with Yahoo!,
> when you use Yahoo! products or services, when you visit Yahoo! pages
> or the pages of certain Yahoo! partners, and when you enter promotions
> or sweepstakes . Yahoo! may combine information about you that we have
> with information we obtain from business partners or other companies.
>
>       And
>
>  Yahoo! collects information about your transactions with us and with
> some of our business partners, including information about your use of
> financial products and services that we offer.
>
>       ...
>
>  Yahoo! automatically receives and records information on our server
> logs from your browser, including your IP address, Yahoo! cookie
> information, and the page you request.
>
>       ...
>
>  Yahoo! uses information for the following general purposes: to
> customize the advertising and content you see, fulfill your requests
> for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct
> research, and provide anonymous reporting for internal and external
> clients.
>       Lets just say I would never use it.  And i uninstall it off
> clients computers everyday.  I do agree with ilaiy though, no need for
> them at all.  Google also "tracks" some of your surfing, and they all
> are just one more peice of software to be exploited...Your call
>
>  - SynSyn


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