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As others have written here before, users should be in control of their information. That’s at the core of privacy. Privacy has two aspects: disclosure and choice. Disclosure means informing users in plain language about the data collected about them and how it’s used. Choice means putting users ...
microsoft.com - 1/26/2009
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microsoft.com —
Release candidate software is at a stage in
the development process where it is ready to be
evaluated by users while it undergoes final testing. Internet Explorer 8 RC1 is now platform and feature complete and this is your opportunity to be among the ...
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Windows Internet Explorer 8: Home page
blogs.msdn.com - 1/26/2009
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Platform Complete . The technical community should expect
the final IE8 release to behave as the Release
Candidate does. The IE8 product is effectively complete and done. We’ll post separately about the thousands of additional test cases we’re ...
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IEBlog : Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate Now Available
microsoft.com - 1/26/2009
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microsoft.com —
Everyday tasks made easier Internet Explorer 7 Take
a tour Take a few minutes to learn more
about what's new with Internet Explorer 7. This tour will help you discover the changes to Internet Explorer and help you find your favorite features. Learn ...
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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1: Promises Faster and Safer Browsing
ReadWriteWeb —
... list of sites that are already known to be incompatible with IE8.
While the IE8 team proudly points out that the browser aces the ACID2 test, it should be noted that it doesn't pass the ACID3 test.
Security
Maybe the most important advancement in IE8 is its built-in clickjacking prevention. Content providers can now add a tag to their pages and explicitly disallow their content from being shown in a frame.
Microsoft has also updated the InPrivate Browsing and Filtering modes.
Speed
In terms of speed, Microsoft ...
Microsoft Goes After Clickjacking in IE8
eWeek Security Watch —
... less vulnerable to the attacks. "We've worked closely with people in the security community to enable consumer-ready clickjacking protection. Sites can now protect themselves and their users from clickjacking attacks 'out of the box,' without impacting compatibility or requiring browser add-ons," the company said. Microsoft said that it also augmented some of its InPrivate features which allow IE users to delete or shield their browsing habits from others who might be using their computers, though it did not offer functional details of that update either. Now, it will remain ...
IE8's new-tab page makes good use of blank space
TechBlog —
... window. If you've ever been working for a while in a browser and needed to go back to a site whose tab you closed, you'll appreciate this feature, which saves you from hunting around in Favorites or the browser history. • Browse with InPrivate. Clicking here launches a separate window in IE8's InPrivate browsing mode. Here, no cookies, history or form data are saved. (Note that it does does not provide you with anonymity on the Web.) You can learn more about InPrivate browsing at Microsoft's IE8 blog . • Use an Accelerator. ...
Privacy Solutions Series: Part 3 - Internet Explorer Privacy Features
Technology Liberation Front —
... site you’re viewing is highlighted in the address bar. By making it clearer to the user which website they’re accessing, this feature serves to protect users against phishing attacks from domain names that look like trusted domain names (e.g., www.paypal.com.hax0r.net, which is not PayPal’s actual website).
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