The new versions of IE, Firefox and even Opera have a do not track feature that is intended to block tracking cookies from landing on your system and letting advertisers and others get a feel for where you’ve been and what you’ve done online. Arguing whether having a browsing experience without any targeted ads is a huge step in the name of privacy when there is far more information available from your Google and Facetwitter accounts seems pointless, but it is nice to know that you have that button. Of course it doesn’t work very well on the local shared objects on your machine, dumped there by Flash during your browsing experience, as evidenced very well by the online side scroller by the name of "You Only Live Once". Google has yet to put a do not track button on their Chrome browser, for reasons obvious to many, but according to The Inquirer they have included tools to easily remove your local shared objects. Exciting until you realize that Firefox has had an extension which can delete these ‘super cookies’ for quite a while now.
"THE LATEST VERSION of Google’s Chrome web browser has made it much easier to delete user behavioural information, but there’s still word on whether it will provide a ‘Do Not Track’ feature like those already offered by Firefox and Internet Explorer."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft admits that Windows Phone 7 collects location data @ The Register
- CryTek For Free: CryEngine 3 SDK and Editor @ Slashdot
- Lite-On IT reportedly lands SSD orders from Intel @ DigiTimes
- t-break podcast – episode 15 @ t-break
- Upgrading HP WHS MediaSmart EX495 to Windows Home Server 2011 Blog @MissingRemote
- Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS Review @ TechReviewSource
- TP-Link Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router TL-WR1043ND @ TechwareLabs
- Intel Pushes Open-Source Support For Ivy Bridge @ Phoronix
Will Chrome’s incognito
Will Chrome’s incognito suffice?