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Playing Around With Tracking Protection In IE9

Posted by samzenpus on from the accessing-the-defences dept.

Roberto123 writes "I have tried out the Tracking Protection feature in the coming Internet Explorer 9 browser from Microsoft. While the feature does effectively block ads from Web sites, I'm not yet convinced that giving the users the options to select content to 'Block' or 'Allow' will be that effective."

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  1. Re:bing! by high_rolla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bing doesn't need a backdoor. Its probably easier for them to just Google you to find out about you.

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  2. Re:Better than not having it by schnikies79 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahh, "sheeple". The key word to let you know that the entire argument is worthless dribble.

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  3. How is this news that matters at /.? by 517714 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Linux users run Firefox because they are so smart, Mac users run Safari because they are brainwashed, Windows users still run IE6 since their IT department won't let them upgrade, and there's that guy who runs Opera.

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  4. Re:Tired of MS by Nerull · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't bring facts into this.