Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology — whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera. Adrian has authored/co-authored [...]

Following the news that Google is tricking Apple’s Safari browser by including privacy-circumventing code in its ads, Microsoft is now saying that Google bypassed privacy settings in Internet Explorer as well. The story goes deeper than that. Google isn’t the only company to blame here: Facebook is doing the same thing, as are tens of [...]

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I worked briefly with Microsoft UK in 2006 but no longer have any connection with the company. Regardless, I remain impartial and unbiased in my views. I don’t hold any stock or shares, investments or industrial secrets in any company, but have signed confidentiality agreements with a number of UK and U.S. organisations, whose names [...]

Mary Jo, I think you miss the real issue. I read Dean Hachmovitch’s post carefully and I encourage you to re-read it. The problem is that IE correctly supported the P3P policy as defined by the W3C, and that Google deliberately handed over information that violated the policy and would allow them to place tracking [...]

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