eBay Users Beware!

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Post by **Easily_Deluded_Fool** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:52 am

Ebay users are being spyed on!

http://www.interesting-people.org/archi ... ple.200302

Click on Edit
Click Find on this page (or Ctrl+F)
Type the word Ebay.

It will take you to a disturbing article very near the bottom of the page.

Get rid of your eBAy cookies, unless you want your details used by ...just about anybody.

brownja · Post by **brownja** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 6:24 am

Here's a link to the same info that might be a little bit easier to read.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages ... &listSrc=Y

And a link to a discussion on slashdot
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/02/20/13 ... ml?tid=158

jb

Bretton · Post by **Bretton** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 6:50 am

I would really like to spew some harsh comments about eBay and U.S. government and law enforcement officials concerning this, but I'll hold myself back in an attempt to not discuss things of a political nature.

-Brett

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 8:05 am

doesn't really matter about the cookie thing. a person could still fax them pretending to be law enforcement and get all of your information, heh

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 8:16 am

Thanks for the alert, and point taken.

What would be a procedure to:
1) get rid of all this crap
2) unsuscribe from eBay and let them know why?

I won't mind: ALL the good (and fair) deals I had on the Internet occured from this C&F board...

markv · Post by **markv** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 8:42 am

On 2003-02-21 09:16, Zubivka wrote:
Thanks for the alert, and point taken.

What would be a procedure to:
1) get rid of all this crap
2) unsuscribe from eBay and let them know why?

I won't mind: ALL the good (and fair) deals I had on the Internet occured from this C&F board...

Zub,

Removing your account may be harder than you think. I took issue with them a while back because even though my preferences were set to not receive any emails, they kept sending them to my work email. I sent a very polite note to tell them to please stop as it could cause me problems with my employer. 25 emails later I finally got them to cancel my registration by becoming increasingly less polite and moving up the food chain in their "support" dept. Haven't used them in any form since. Like you I've got all my great deals on instruments right here.

Mark V.