June 02, 2012

Microsoft Internet Explorer to have Do-not-Track enabled by default

Microsoft has recently announced that Internet explorer 10 will be the first ever browser to have "Do not track" (DNT) enabled by default.
DNT, a very useful feature, prevents tracking of your online behavior and activities. Websites and services often track online behavior to target most suitable ads. By sending a DNT header, browser tells third party services to not track user's activities providing users more control over their information.
Currently DNT is available as a built-in option in all major browsers: IE 9, Firefox 5+, Safari 5.1+ and Opera 12. Chrome plans to implement DNT as a built-in feature by the end of this year, meanwhile you can use different Chrome extensions that have sort-of DNT like features. Mozilla Firefox, although sports DNT, has no intension of enabling it by default.
Read more on DNT: dnt.mozilla.org

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