Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 – not in time, not in mood. by Milota Sidorova

There´s been a lot of buzz about internet privacy, since WikiLeaks got a global attention pointing out this problem – however, it seems to grab some interest even among the biggest corporations. Microsof for example suggested its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 would let users add lists of sites to prohibit their access to follow user´s behavior. But the step itself has resulted in a critical discussion about the „privacy“ at all – it´s been a fact that most of browsers let a third party websites track down users who don´t give a clue of being followed. Non tech-savvy people seldom realize they are objects of numerous marketing re! searchers or that their personal data are being sold to a great amount of such companies. Sometimes it can be a kind of strange to realize that all those numerous ads are popping out and have the same content as a person´s interest. Well, this is just one small evidence of the process in the background – this happens with ads on Google, Gmail or Facebook, just to mention few. Now Microsoft sounds its fluorish that IE will prevent the sites from tracking the user. However, no more details have been given, Microsoft for example didn´t respond a question whether user will be able to block all sites or there will be an exception for Microsoft sites. Users are criticall in case of IE that has an image of black hole for all undesired advertising, pop ups and caches. And it´s been a fact that IE has had decreasing popularity between browsers where Mozilla Firefox is regarded as the safest one. According to some critics, most of IE users would not use the ne! w feature due lack of technological knowledge and the whole ca! mpaign m ay fail to meet the target, since IE has more problems and less to offer in current situation – speaking frankly, one „privacy feature“ is not going to save a complicated and inefficient product. To sum all of this – it is generous that a company theoretically let us to decide who may and who may not track us down, but let me ask the question – shouldn´t that be done automatically? Shouldn´t we get a protection from the very beginning? So why do I smell this absurd „glorious“ tune in Microsoft´s attitude?

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by Milota Sidorova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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