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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Top-secret surfing with IE 8
Microsoft’s forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser will come with new privacy features that will let you go Web surfing in secret.
In a Microsoft blog posting Andy Zeigler, Microsoft program manager for Internet Explorer 8, didn’t specifically mention porn, just in case you’re wondering.
But he did give a couple of examples where the IE8 features would come in handy, such as when you use someone else’s computer and don’t want them to know what sites you’ve visited (like buying a gift for your wife or hubbie) or when you use a public Internet kiosk for banking and don’t want to leave traces of your bank account info behind.
The new “InPrivate” settings in the next version of the world’s most popular Internet browser automatically prohibit cookies and other other information from being stored, covering your online tracks.
“Users should be in control of their information,” Zeigler wrote. “That’s at the core of privacy.
Microsoft is planning to release IE8 later this year, though it hasn’t said exactly when.
