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images/news/ie.jpgIn the run up to the release of the second beta of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft has described a couple of new privacy features that will be in its new browser. Under the new InPrivate branding, IE8 will include a privacy mode to allow browsing without leaving a trace ("InPrivate Browsing"), along with a feature to block the various mechanisms used to track users across websites ("InPrivate Blocking"). These new features are part of Microsoft's continuing Trustworthy Computing initiative to ensure that software and websites respect the user's privacy.
InPrivate Browsing creates a browsing session that is completely destroyed when the window is closed. In particular, it leaves no entries in the browser history, no cookies, and no cached files, nor is any autocomplete or other form information stored.
InPrivate Blocking, is more unusual. If IE8 detects that the same off-site resource has been used by more than ten sites (so, ten different sites each using a javascript from google-analytics.com, for instance) then the script is treated as a tracking device, and future attempts to access the resource are blocked. Although this will not completely block information disclosure—the tracking site will be able to monitor your behavior until the block is triggered—it will prevent the monitoring of users across dozens or even hundreds of disparate sites.
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InPrivate Browsing creates a browsing session that is completely destroyed when the window is closed. In particular, it leaves no entries in the browser history, no cookies, and no cached files, nor is any autocomplete or other form information stored.
InPrivate Blocking, is more unusual. If IE8 detects that the same off-site resource has been used by more than ten sites (so, ten different sites each using a javascript from google-analytics.com, for instance) then the script is treated as a tracking device, and future attempts to access the resource are blocked. Although this will not completely block information disclosure—the tracking site will be able to monitor your behavior until the block is triggered—it will prevent the monitoring of users across dozens or even hundreds of disparate sites.
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