Sure they can

Post #119,267 by deSitter 9/28/03 5:25:48 PM Reply	Sure they can My freemail is on Yahoo. That's where I get spammed for this shit. -drl
Post #119,272 by orion 9/28/03 6:05:45 PM Reply	Did you give Walgreen's your email? As I recall it isn't even searchable via the Yahoo search. I recently tried to find you via the Yahoo People search and didn't come up with anything. Unless Yahoo sold your info and then Walgreens sold your info to the same Spammers and they matched your name with the email address. How else could they get your email address? *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #119,280 by Nightowl 9/28/03 6:27:22 PM Reply	Re: Did you give Walgreen's your email? As I recall it isn't even searchable via the Yahoo search. I recently tried to find you via the Yahoo People search and didn't come up with anything. Nope, it isn't searchable, but my junk address is on Yahoo. Yahoo doesn't have my real name and address, I don't think, unless you had to give it to them to get a free account, and I don't think you did. Unless Yahoo sold your info and then Walgreens sold your info to the same Spammers and they matched your name with the email address. How else could they get your email address? When my junk mail address is spammed, it's usually a case of a single word and them sending mail to every ISP with that word. John made an interesting observation though, we don't really think it's about Walgreens. Because why would Walgreens sell their info on you to a competitor, it makes so sense. They would lose business. Nightowl >8# "I learned to be the door, instead of the mat!" "illegitimi nil carborundum" Comment by Nightowl
Post #119,376 by orion 9/29/03 10:04:02 AM Reply	Why would Walgreens sell info to a competitor? John has a valid point. Walgreens would lose business if they sold info to competitors who also sell perscription drugs. It just doesn't make sense. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #119,400 by jake123 9/29/03 12:44:11 PM Reply	I would imagine it would be for the money. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #119,324 by jake123 9/28/03 9:50:46 PM Reply	Well, there's your answer Yahoo's been selling their email addresses for quite some time now. Even if you opt out you can find yourself opted in again later (I've had to do it twice, but the second time seems to be sticking). --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #119,377 by orion 9/29/03 10:07:12 AM Reply	Yes, Yahoo does use Beacons and tracking cookies DeSitter, click on this link: [link\|http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html\|http://privacy.yahoo...xels/details.html] It describes how to Opt Out of Yahoo tracking your information and selling your info to Spammers, etc. It can track your activity outside of Yahoo pages as well. So if you visited web sites on that drug, the info got recorded by Yahoo and sold to Spammers. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*

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