Microsoft Adds Privacy Features to IE9

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As online privacy becomes a hot issue on Capitol Hill, Microsoft Tuesday (Dec. 7) unveiled new privacy features for Internet Explorer 9.

The new privacy protection mechanism on the browser allows users to choose which third-party Web sites track them and which sites can display ads by creating tracking protection lists.

The news of Microsoft’s new privacy protection scheme follows the release of the Federal Trade Commission’s report on online privacy, which suggested that companies were not moving fast enough to self-regulate online privacy.

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