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Be Careful... the yahoo toolbar tracks you...
I have a couple of different email addys for different things... some business, some personal, and some to sign up for things that I am not sure I'll get spammed for.

Well, I wanted to install the yahoo toolbar with antispy, cause I figured an extra spyware detector could be handy from time to time. So I installed it and went about my normal surfing.

After checking email (I use online web-based email), I started getting emails that say "Thanks for Choosing Yahoo Toolbad with Antispy" at email addys OTHER than the one I signed up with it for. I am thinking, "What the hell is this? This thing is tracking me." There is no reason for them to sent me ANYTHING at any other email address than the one I used to sign up for it with.

Needless to say, I unistall it, and reinstalled the Google Toolbar.

Just thought you all should know...
Posted by: guitar_samuri   Posted on: 01/09/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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