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IE8 Will Contain an Accidental Ad Blocker
JagsLive sends in a Washington Post blog post reflecting on one privacy-enhancing feature of the upcoming Internet Explorer 8, the so-called "InPrivate Blocking" that has privacy advocates quietly cheering, and advertisers seriously worrying. Here is Microsoft's description of the feature. From the Post: "The advertising industry is bracing for trouble from the next version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, details of which were announced today, because it will offer a feature that blocks some ads and other content from third-parties that shows up on Web pages. A Microsoft spokesman said that the feature, to be known as 'InPrivate Blocking,' was never designed to be an ad blocker, though 'there may be ads that get blocked.' Instead, it was designed to stop tracking 'pixels' or pieces of code that could allow third-party sites to track users as they move around the Web."
Paranoid. Microsoft. One of these words is redundant.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
You can do that!?... with a browser?
And all this time I've been blocking ads to all the machines on my network with a squid proxy... oh wait
Of course I didn't RTFA... why would I do that? You really are new here aren't you? Don't let my UID fool you.
This program won't block all ads. It will just block those ads that are geared towards non-Microsoft products! Furthermore, this browser will be smart enough to actually rewrite ads on the fly. So an ad for a Linux cluster will appear as an ad for a cluster running 10,000 licensed copies of Windows Vista Enterprise. I think everyone will be happy about this.
McCain/Palin '08. Now THAT's hope and change!
Ok, it's not just me that thought that then. Does this mean that when IE8 is released, we'll all see a drop Internet Explorer users, and can stop supporting their browser because it's insignificant?
Stop your whining. Your "10 megs" of ads example is ridiculous. Use lynx if you're just dying for the old days.
Next you'll be shouting for us to get off your Internet, darn kids.
It's almost as bad as going to the bathroom during commercials when you're watching tv!
words?
Firefox?
A Microsoft Ad Blocker that only works by accident.
Hey, are you running my code, by any chance?
$x='S24;r)>63/* h@<5+oZ)32"5cz';$me='phroggy'x$];
$x=~y+ -xz+\0-Tx+;print$_^chop$me for split'',$x;
Yes you can do that. But first you must learn:
1. "Paint the fence"
2. "Wax the car"
Then you can effectively block ads.
You can do that!? ... but how do you attach the ethernet cable to the tentacles?
You Don't - they connect by WiFi.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
I block google analytics because I see no difference between their spying on me and any other advertiser spying on me. Seriously, how did we get to the point where everyone thinks its A-OK for google to spy, but no other advertiser?
That point came the moment you joined Slashdot. Evil's motto is "Don't be Google," you know.
"I zero-index my hamsters" - Willtor (147206)
Let me guess, you posted that anonymously to avoid un-doing the moderation you... oh wait.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.