Top Advertisers Urge Microsoft to Shut Down Internet Explorer 10’s “Do Not Track”

Top Advertisers Urge Microsoft to Shut Down Internet Explorer 10’s “Do Not Track”

This particular feature will block advertisers from collecting users’ data

“Do Not Track” Is Worthless Until Advertisers Respect It, Google and Microsoft Don’t

“Do Not Track” Is Worthless Until Advertisers Respect It, Google and Microsoft Don’t

DNT is supported by all browsers but is pointless for now

Chrome Finally Adds Early Support for Do Not Track, the Last to Do So

Chrome Finally Adds Early Support for Do Not Track, the Last to Do So

Google has been reluctant to support the privacy standard

Apache Will Ignore the Do Not Track Option in IE10

Apache Will Ignore the Do Not Track Option in IE10

The political bickering is leaving users out in the open

Microsoft: IE10’s Do Not Track Feature Is Here to Stay

Microsoft: IE10’s Do Not Track Feature Is Here to Stay

It will be turned on when choosing Express Settings during Windows 8's set-up

Facebook to Debut Ad Exchange and Track Users Habits Across the Web

Facebook to Debut Ad Exchange and Track Users Habits Across the Web

Facebook plans to expand its ad business in a rather controversial way

Microsoft Fights for Right to Enable Do Not Track by Default in IE10

Microsoft Fights for Right to Enable Do Not Track by Default in IE10

The company is certain the W3C working group can be swayed

Microsoft Won't Be Able to Turn On Do Not Track by Default in IE10

Microsoft Won't Be Able to Turn On Do Not Track by Default in IE10

The new draft specifications require explicit user choice

Mozilla Doesn't Want IE10 to Come with Do Not Track Enabled by Default

Mozilla Doesn't Want IE10 to Come with Do Not Track Enabled by Default

The group is worried that by making it a default it loses all of its power

Mozilla Lauds Twitter's "Do Not Track" Adoption

Mozilla Lauds Twitter's "Do Not Track" Adoption

More users are enabling the feature as well, in their browsers

Twitter Will Customize Suggestions by Tracking the Sites You Visit

Twitter Will Customize Suggestions by Tracking the Sites You Visit

The millions of tweet buttons will keep track of any site you go to

Twitter Now Supports Firefox's "Do Not Track"

Twitter Now Supports Firefox's "Do Not Track"

Though the details on the implementations are missing

Thunderbird 15 Gets "Do Not Track" Privacy Header Option

Thunderbird 15 Gets "Do Not Track" Privacy Header Option

To keep email marketers from keeping track of your usage

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • February 23rd, 2012
Google to Build "Do Not Track" Button into Chrome

Google to Build "Do Not Track" Button into Chrome

The company also agreed to respect people's "do not track" setting

Firefox 9 Stable Candidate Available

Firefox 9 Stable Candidate Available

A stable release of Firefox 9 is closer than you think

The W3C Proposes 'Do Not Track' Online Privacy Standard

The W3C Proposes 'Do Not Track' Online Privacy Standard

The standard is in draft, but will provide a way for users to express their preferences

5 Percent of Firefox Users Do Not Want to Be Tracked

5 Percent of Firefox Users Do Not Want to Be Tracked

Several months after the DNT header was implemented, adoption is encouraging

 
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