Yahoo!'s Outrageous New Privacy Policy

KrisAK · Apr 17, 2018

Yahoo! just popped up an alert, telling me that as part of Oath, they'll do all sorts of things with my data:

"This includes: analyzing content and information when you use our services (including emails, instant messages, posts, photos, attachments, and other communications), linking your activity on other sites and apps with information we have about you, and providing anonymized and/or aggregated reports to other parties regarding user trends...."

Wow. It goes on at length, but I stopped reading there.

I'd already migrated my "real" accounts off of Yahoo!, but I guess it's time to cut cord entirely.

KWNJr · Apr 17, 2018

KrisAK said:
Yahoo! just popped up an alert, telling me that as part of Oath, they'll do all sorts of things with my data:

"This includes: analyzing content and information when you use our services (including emails, instant messages, posts, photos, attachments, and other communications), linking your activity on other sites and apps with information we have about you, and providing anonymized and/or aggregated reports to other parties regarding user trends...."

Wow. It goes on at length, but I stopped reading there.

I'd already migrated my "real" accounts off of Yahoo!, but I guess it's time to cut cord entirely.

With the new laws passed by Congress, all the big internet companies are rushing to protect their posteriors (legally). Your new services provider may not be an improvement. Congress had to show it was doing something and the companies trampled all over their users in fear of liability.

To partially protect yourself: encrypt communications and any data you store on the cloud (on your own computer), use a VPN, anonymize your browsing.

tko · Apr 17, 2018

Its just a question of whether they tell you. Where are you going to run to? Google is worse.

PerTulip · Apr 17, 2018

tko said:
Its just a question of whether they tell you. Where are you going to run to? Google is worse.

...

All "free" services will mine your data. It's their business. Where to run to? To a paid email provider, where providing email service is the business and not data mining/selling and/or advertising.

foot · Apr 17, 2018

KrisAK said:
Yahoo! just popped up an alert, telling me that as part of Oath, they'll do all sorts of things with my data:

"This includes: analyzing content and information when you use our services (including emails, instant messages, posts, photos, attachments, and other communications), linking your activity on other sites and apps with information we have about you, and providing anonymized and/or aggregated reports to other parties regarding user trends...."

Wow. It goes on at length, but I stopped reading there.

I'd already migrated my "real" accounts off of Yahoo!, but I guess it's time to cut cord entirely.

In the recent senate hearings zucker said facebook allows "users" to opt-out....but non-users? For "security" (whatever that means) they mine the rest without even the choice to opt in/out !!!

This is all outrageous ! !

And then there's the Illinois class action against facebook. Since the trial has been moved to San Francisco instead of Illinois we can guess how that will go

HRC2016 · Apr 17, 2018

Why don't you think before you post/upload about whether Yahoo knowing this information about you is worth using their free service?

KrisAK · Apr 17, 2018

HRC2016 said:
Why don't you think before you post/upload about whether Yahoo knowing this information about you is worth using their free service?

tko · Apr 17, 2018

KrisAK said:
I do and have. But this new announcement is the most aggressive policy I’ve seen.

Apple has made it pretty clear that they don’t do this; even Google has turned off email scanning of consumer email.

This can't be true. Google makes hints and remainders on what I'm doing based on my email content. For example, if I have a plane reservation that was confirmed by email, it sets up an scheduled time on its calendar. If I have a hotel reservation by email, it does the same AND labels the location on Google maps.

I'm sure they have fine print that allow this.

KrisAK said:
I’m not advocating either service, but what Yahoo is doing seems beyond the pale. And there are free email services that don’t do this; I suspect Yahoo is desperate and near end of life.

Well yeah, Yahoo is cheap, old, and desperate. But Google and others are more sneaky, don't doubt this.

KrisAK · Apr 17, 2018

tko said:
tko said:

I do and have. But this new announcement is the most aggressive policy I’ve seen.

Apple has made it pretty clear that they don’t do this; even Google has turned off email scanning of consumer email.

Click to expand...

This can't be true. Google makes hints and remainders on what I'm doing based on my email content. For example, if I have a plane reservation that was confirmed by email, it sets up an scheduled time on its calendar. If I have a hotel reservation by email, it does the same AND labels the location on Google maps.

I'm sure they have fine print that allow this.

I think you're right: Google must have updated their updated T&C's, yet again. This is in the Privacy Policy:

"Our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results, tailored advertising, and spam and malware detection."

So, I guess I'm down to iCloud, and those Swiss email servers....

tko said:
tko said:

I’m not advocating either service, but what Yahoo is doing seems beyond the pale. And there are free email services that don’t do this; I suspect Yahoo is desperate and near end of life.

Click to expand...

Well yeah, Yahoo is cheap, old, and desperate. But Google and others are more sneaky, don't doubt this.

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GodSpeaks · Apr 18, 2018

KWNJr said:
KrisAK said:

Yahoo! just popped up an alert, telling me that as part of Oath, they'll do all sorts of things with my data:

"This includes: analyzing content and information when you use our services (including emails, instant messages, posts, photos, attachments, and other communications), linking your activity on other sites and apps with information we have about you, and providing anonymized and/or aggregated reports to other parties regarding user trends...."

Wow. It goes on at length, but I stopped reading there.

I'd already migrated my "real" accounts off of Yahoo!, but I guess it's time to cut cord entirely.

Click to expand...

With the new laws passed by Congress, all the big internet companies are rushing to protect their posteriors (legally). Your new services provider may not be an improvement. Congress had to show it was doing something and the companies trampled all over their users in fear of liability.

To partially protect yourself: encrypt communications and any data you store on the cloud (on your own computer), use a VPN, anonymize your browsing.

Better yet, switch to something WhatsApp which has end to end encryption. Also "instant" and free. Wish facebook had not bought them though.

KeithOwen · Apr 18, 2018

GodSpeaks said:
KWNJr said:

KrisAK said:

Yahoo! just popped up an alert, telling me that as part of Oath, they'll do all sorts of things with my data:

"This includes: analyzing content and information when you use our services (including emails, instant messages, posts, photos, attachments, and other communications), linking your activity on other sites and apps with information we have about you, and providing anonymized and/or aggregated reports to other parties regarding user trends...."

Wow. It goes on at length, but I stopped reading there.

I'd already migrated my "real" accounts off of Yahoo!, but I guess it's time to cut cord entirely.

Click to expand...

With the new laws passed by Congress, all the big internet companies are rushing to protect their posteriors (legally). Your new services provider may not be an improvement. Congress had to show it was doing something and the companies trampled all over their users in fear of liability.

To partially protect yourself: encrypt communications and any data you store on the cloud (on your own computer), use a VPN, anonymize your browsing.

Click to expand...

Better yet, switch to something WhatsApp which has end to end encryption.

Assuming you trust WhatsApp to implement it correctly and fully end to end. Or at all ;-) :-D

alexwastaken · Apr 18, 2018

"I believe in science, evolution and light. All opinions are my own. I'm not compensated for any of my posts. Can you honestly say that?"

Yes, other than the bit about light.

BrownieVet · Apr 18, 2018

I agree. But you do NOT have to agree or disagree. I simply choose "I'll do it later".

One more thing, If you are using a public computer, e.g. at Public Library, School, Hotel, watch out when you log-off. I have to VERIFY that I want to log-off.

Yahoo is getting sneaky. I now limit my Yahoo to INCOMING MAIL.

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