InternetMicrosoft Plans Native Privacy Features for IE8 (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft on Monday revealed some new privacy features for Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its market-leading Web browser. The features address the concerns of consumers and privacy advocates, who called the plans a positive step.

Microsoft on Monday revealed some new privacy features for Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its market-leading Web browser. The features address the concerns of consumers and privacy advocates, who called the plans a positive step. The new features will let users control their history, cookies and other information that IE8 stores. Other features aim to help users control how their browsing history is shared by Web sites. By default, IE8 browses the Web the same way IE7 does. "Having privacy native in the browser as opposed to just an extension is something we've been advocating for a long time from all the browser manufacturers," said Ari Schwartz, deputy director at the Center for Democracy and Technology. "Incorporating all of these privacy features at once is a major step forward. Safari has some built-in privacy and Firefox has extensions. Native privacy is better." Inside InPrivate Browsing When a new feature called InPrivate Browsing is activated, new cookies are not stored. Rather, all new cookies become session cookies and existing cookies can still be read. New history entries will not be recorded and new temporary Internet files will be deleted after the private browsing window is closed. Form data, passwords, queries typed into a search box, visited links, and addresses typed into the address bar are not stored. "If you are using a... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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InternetAdobe Photoshop Elements Goes Online and Mobile (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Adobe Systems has announced major updates to its Photoshop Elements suite of video- and photo-editing software, including online sharing and mobile-phone options. In beta now, the software is expected to be on retail shelves in early October.