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Microsoft Adds Do-Not-Track to Internet Explorer

New version is out Tuesday

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 15, 2011 11:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – Good news for privacy enthusiasts: The new version of Internet Explorer, out Tuesday, will include a do-not-track tool, making Microsoft’s Web browser the first major one to offer such a feature. Internet Explorer, the most widely used browser, answered the call for a do-not-track system within just three months of the FTC asking for one, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mozilla previously announced Firefox will introduce a do-not-track feature, but no word yet on whether Google and Apple will offer similar tools in their browsers. (Click to read one take on why you shouldn’t be too worried about companies tracking you.)

Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, announces the launch of the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 9, at SXSW March 14, 2011 in Austin, Texas.
Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, announces the launch of the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 9, at SXSW March 14, 2011 in Austin, Texas.   (Getty Images)
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polstroad
Mar 15, 2011 12:56 PM CDT
Does it really eliminitate flash cookies or ask if you want them not to be there--and thenlet the ad guys decide? I use FireFox. I add on the free Ghostery.com It block all flash cookies unless I allow certain ones. This freeware does not work for Google Chrome, which wants its cookies planted.
jbeale53
Mar 15, 2011 12:07 PM CDT
IE9 is now a fully released, RTM browser. Firefox 4 is still just a RC. Therefore, IE is first. Plus, IE9 RC had this feature in it as well, and the IE9 RC was out for quite some time before today.
J.New
Mar 15, 2011 11:47 AM CDT
But, this same exact feature has been already included in the Firefox 4 RC, which has been available for download for quite some time now. I've been using it (Beta/RC) for about two months. Is IE really the "first?"

 
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