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By Abhishek Ghosh December 9, 2010 10:18 am Updated on December 9, 2010

Microsoft will integrate tracking protection in Internet Explorer

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Microsoft plans to give users of its new internet browser the ability to stop certain sites from gathering information from users, as the company looks to head off federal online privacy legislation.

The opt-in feature, called “tracking protection,” is based on technology developed for Microsoft’s current browser. It was downplayed as the world’s largest software company tried to balance consumers’ demands for privacy with advertisers’ desire to gather data about users.

Microsoft said the technology was based on InPrivate Filtering, a little-used feature in Internet Explorer 8 that allowed certain sites to be blocked, but had to be switched on each time a new browser session was launched.

There is growing concern over websites and advertisers using technology to track sites on the internet to build up profiles of users, generally without their knowledge or explicit consent.

Last week the Federal Trade Commission backed creation of a “do not track” option to limit advertisers’ ability to collect consumers’ data online.

Advertisers generally oppose the idea, and several Republicans, who will control the House of Representatives next year, have criticised legislation as a potential drag on internet commerce.

Microsoft is trying to satisfy the millions of users of the world’s most popular browser while ramping up revenue from advertisers as it tried to catch up with internet leader Google.

Many ads or invisible elements on web pages, from weather information to stock quotes and embedded videos, can automatically load a user’s internet address and web page being viewed. Using cookies, websites can build a profile of a user over time.

Microsoft said its “tracking protection” feature would meet demands being discussed by the FTC by allowing users the option of blocking content from certain advertisers within a web page. Users can build their own lists of sites to block, or subscribe to lists prepared by outside sources.

Microsoft likens its new feature to a “do not call” list used to prevent unsolicited telephone marketing.

Once a user blocks a site or element within a site, the browser limits data requests to that site to prevent exchange of information.

The new feature will be included in IE9, the latest version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, expected to be released some time next year. Microsoft’s browser has about 60 per cent market share.

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About Abhishek Ghosh

Abhishek Ghosh is a Businessman, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Author and Blogger. You can keep touch with him on Twitter - @AbhishekCTRL.

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