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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:Call Centre Tech Support... by westlake · · Score: 3, Informative

    no doubt the button to reset this feature to defaults (and remove any blacklisting) will be hidden seven layers deep in complex "Options" dialogs

    Tools>Safety>Tracking Protection>Disable

  2. Re:Tired of MS by ClubStew · · Score: 3, Informative

    Have you even looked at the list of providers? They are third-party sites, like eTrust that has been around for ages.