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‘Do Not Track’ On by Default in Internet Explorer 10

Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2012 by

Microsoft has good news for users concerned with Internet privacy. They recently announced that the Do Not Track option will be turned on by default for users of Internet Explorer 10.

This decision may not seem like a big deal, but it is. The Do Not Track option has been around for five years and while some online advertisers have promised to respect it, because it has not been a system default, few consumers have turned it on and thus advertisers were not very concerned about it.

Microsoft’s decision to make Do Not Track a system default may abruptly change all of that. Read More

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Year 2020 Survey: 45% Predict Total Loss of Internet Privacy

Posted on Thursday, July 7th, 2011 by

What will the Internet – and our daily lives – look like in just nine years? In a new Microsoft study called Internet Explorer 9: Future of the Web, more than 10,000 European Internet users shared their concerns and predictions for the Internet by the year 2020. The study showed 45% of respondents are frightened that there will be no such thing as privacy online, making it clear that more and more people are becoming very concerned about online tracking and other intrusions on their privacy. Read More

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Internet Explorer Privacy and Security Settings

Posted on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 by

Internet Explorer has security measures in place to help protect you as you browse the web. Follow these steps to adjust these settings:

  1. Within Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options. The Internet Options window appears.
  2. Select the

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