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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. Could this be the nuclear option against Google? by Dr.+Spork · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If Microsoft suddenly get good ad blocking - as in, really good ad blocking, they could completely cut off all oxygen from Google. Of course, MS also makes some money from web advertising, but they don't need it to live like Google does. Also, it really would improve the quality of the user experience in IE if this were done well and thoroughly.

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

    Don't bring facts into this.