Yahoo Mail Classic has ceased operation.

Today, June 3rd, the old version of Yahoo's email service officially ceased operation, and users are being asked to migrate entirely to Yahoo! 7 Mail.

The old version of Yahoo's mailbox was shut down on June 3, 2013. Photo: TechCrunch

Mail 7 was introduced in December 2012, and prior to that, in April 2012, Yahoo announced it would discontinue Mail Classic. However, at that time, they did not mention any terms of service or privacy policy.

Currently, users are required to switch to 7 Mail and must accept a condition: allowing Yahoo to automatically scan the content of incoming and outgoing emails in their inbox to display contextual advertisements. For example, if Yahoo detects that you sent an email about beer, beer-related ads will appear on your screen.

Some users expressed anger that Yahoo's change represented an invasion of their privacy. "For example, I'm gay and don't want to tell anyone, but Yahoo knows! Now they're openly browsing emails to get personal information and can share or store it," one anonymous user commented.

In Yahoo Privacy, users can choose to cancel advertising items. (Screenshot)

Yahoo allows users to filter ads displayed on their screen through the Yahoo! Ad Interest Manager. Users can access it by hovering their mouse over the circular management icon and selecting "About our Ads." In the new window, under "Manage Interest-Based Ads," click on "Yahoo! Ad Interest Manager." In the new window that appears, you can cancel ad categories by clicking the "OFF" button. However, the effectiveness of this filter needs more time to be evaluated.

Meanwhile, Gmail has long scanned users' emails to display relevant ads. Even if users utilize auxiliary features like StartMail to avoid being scanned, the systems used by their partners may still scan. Therefore, many experts warn users to be cautious about the information they send in emails because it is highly likely to be leaked.

According to TTO - M.D