次の方法で共有

IE8 Beta II - Privacy by Choice

  • [アーティクル]
ie8 Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8, Beta 2, last Wednesday. IE8 Beta 2 provides customers increased choice and greater control over how their personal information is shared or observed by others and offers more choice and control over how users protect their personal information online. The InPrivate Browsing and Blocking functions of IE8 have attracted some controversy as they enable a computer user to keep their browsing history both private and confidential.

InPrivate is an opt-in feature, which must be turned on for each browsing session. It works by deleting history data that is accumulated while browsing the web (e.g., temporary Internet files, web address history, cookies), at the end of each browsing session.

While this feature will give users the option of keeping their browsing history private on shared computers such as in the home, Internet café or public kiosk, it also enables users to keep their browsing history from others - including spouses and parents.

InPrivate Blocking helps protect privacy by offering users choices in how they block content from third-party websites - particularly those that track and aggregate online behaviour. Examples of third party content on websites may include maps, stock tickers and advertisements. InPrivate Blocking gives users notice, choice and control over this content by providing them with the ability to choose which third party content to block and which to allow. 

In my view our right to privacy has been too easily sacrificed in the commercial, global, insecure world we now experience. The right to privacy is not absolute however as the ALRC recently stated in its report Australian Privacy Law and Practice:

As a recognised human right, privacy protection generally should take precedence over a range of other countervailing interests, such as cost and convenience.

The ability to keep to ourselves what we look at on the Web sounds a fairly basic right. The ability not to have those choices conveyed automatically to third parties sounds even more reasonable. Reality is though that technology is enabling others to see where we go and to know what we view on the Web. I should be able to choose to let someone - or something - know my online movements. I should equally be able to choose NOT to let that information be known and only where public interest absolutely demands should that choice be qualified.

A comprehensive overview of the security and privacy enhancements in IE8 Beta 2 can be viewed through this demonstration video on the IE8 Beta 2 website.  You can download IE8 Beta 2 at IE8 Beta 2

Simon Edwards, Manager, Government & Industry Affairs

Comments