Microsoft turning off "Do Not Track" by default
(Microsoft):
http://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2015/04/03/an-update-on-microsofts-approach-to-do-not-track/
"As industry standards evolve, how we implement those standards evolve
as well. So to reflect the current requirements of the privacy
standard for tracking preferences, Microsoft is changing how Do Not
Track (DNT) is implemented in future versions of our browsers: We will
no longer enable it as the default state in Windows Express Settings."
- - -
Turning off "Do Not Track" by default is actually the correct
approach, reversing their previous poor decision in this regard. For
background on why this is so, please see:
"Putting a Stake in the Coffin of 'Do Not Track'" -
(Lauren's Blog): http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000994.html
and/or
"Stop the 'Do Not Track' Madness" -
(Wired): http://www.wired.com/2012/02/opinion-weinstein-donottrack/
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
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