[tor-talk] Logging in to Yahoo e-mail accounts now failing???

[Jim]

Curious Kid wrote:

> The timing of this is suspect. They are now rolling out Yahoo! Mail Beta. To use 
> it requires accepting their new terms of service and privacy policy. The biggest 
> change I see is a deeper explanation of their content-based advertising. The 
> good news is that Yahoo is garbage anyway.
> 
> From http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html
> 
> When you register we ask for information such as your name, email  address, 
> birth date, ... Unless expressly stated  otherwise, you will not be allowed to opt
> out of this feature. If you  consent to this ATOS and communicate with 
> non-Yahoo! users using the  Services, you are responsible for notifying those 
> users about this  feature.

Thanks for the heads up.

I should have seen it coming.

The other day I saw the email from Yahoo announcing their "new and
improved" email service.  It said I would be able to postpone updating
to it for a while but that before too long it would be rammed down my
throat.  Unless, of course, I bid them farewell.  I have been waffling
about what to do about my Yahoo account ever since Microsoft's failed 
bid to buy Yahoo.  I guess this settles it ...

Jim