Aug
26
Porn Mode in New Internet Explorer Worries Advertisers
Posted in: UncategorizedWashington Post says advertisers are becoming worried about the upcoming Internet Explorer 8 and its “porn mode” for cookieless browsing called InPrivate. Details from Microsoft:
“While InPrivate Browsing is active, the following takes place:
- New cookies are not stored
- All new cookies become “session” cookies
- Existing cookies can still be read
- The new DOM storage feature behaves the same way
- New history entries will not be recorded
- New temporary Internet files will be deleted after the Private Browsing window is closed
- Form data is not stored
- Passwords are not stored
- Addresses typed into the address bar are not stored
- Queries entered into the search box are not stored
- Visited links will not be stored.”
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