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Microsoft launches new online privacy TV ad campaign

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:02:38 +0100

Microsoft has announced it has started a new campaign highlighting your online privacy that tries to put the focus on how Microsoft protects online users of products like Windows and IE. Read more...

Microsoft sticking with default "Do Not Track" setting for IE10

John Callaham — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:31:01 +0000

Microsoft said this week it is sticking with having "Do Not Track" set as the default for Internet Explorer 10, and that it will not entertain discussions on changing that stance. Read more...

Yahoo won't honor IE10's "Do Not Track" system

John Callaham — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:00:48 +0100

Yahoo has announced that it "will not recognize IE10's default DNT signal" on its websites, claiming that Microsoft's "Do Not Track" setup "degrades the experience for the majority of users." Read more...

Ad companies still mad about IE10's "Do Not Track" setup

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:50:02 +0100

The Digital Advertising Alliance has sent out another press release slamming Microsoft for putting in a "Do Not Track" setup as the default for Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8. Read more...

Chrome to finally add Do Not Track privacy setting

John Callaham — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:14:55 +0100

A new and early developer version of Google's Chrome web browser finally ads the Do Not Track privacy option, and future version of the final public version of Chrome will add it by the end of 2012. Read more...

New Apache patch overrides IE 10's Do Not Track setting

John Callaham — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:37:27 +0100

A new patch for Apache has been created that is designed to override the "Do Not Track" setting if Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 visits an Apache-based web server. Read more...

Microsoft responds to ad companies complaints about DNT

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:16:46 +0100

In a new blog post, Microsoft says it "respectfully" disagrees with Internet advertisers on Internet Explorer 10's set up that puts in the "Do Not Track" option. Read more...

IE 10 "Do Not Track" options for Windows 8 explained

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:17:03 +0100

Microsoft has revealed that its "Do Not Track" feature in Internet Explorer 10 will be set up in the "Express Settings” set up portion of Windows 8, but that users can shut down that setting. Read more...

IE 10 default "Do Not Track" feature under attack by advertisers in crappy video

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:11:00 +0100

A new video produced by the investment bank LUMA Partners slams Microsoft's "Do Not Track" feature in Internet Explorer 10, claiming it will cost thousands of jobs and even compares its fight to SOPA. Read more...

Microsoft comes out swinging in defense for your privacy

Brad Sams — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:54:01 +0100

There has been a lot of noise created after Microsoft announced that it would enable "Do Not Track" by default in IE10 to help protect the privacy of the consumers who use the browser to surf the web. Read more...

Could the W3C stop IE 10's Do Not Track plans?

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:23:31 +0100

A proposed draft from the World Wide Web Consortium may stop Microsoft's plans from putting in Do Not Track as the default for the upcoming Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8. Read more...

Do Not Track default feature in IE 10 makes Internet ad group unhappy

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:37:57 +0100

The Digital Advertising Alliance, a group of Internet ad agencies, have expressed concern on Microsoft's decision to put Do Not Track as the default feature in Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8. Read more...

Do Not Track enabled by default in Windows 8 IE10

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:54:03 +0100

For the first time, in Microsoft's IE10 on Windows 8, their "Do Not Track" signal will be sent by default, indicating to websites that methods of tracking (eg. tracking cookies) should be disabled Read more...