Comments on: IE8 InPrivate Browsing to Include Ad-Blocking Capabilities? http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:19:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142764 Ryan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:17:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142764 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142729" rel="nofollow">natmaster wrote:</a><blockquote>I remember when I interned on the IE8 team, and they were talking about this very issue. Believe me, they have thought about it, and are covering all angles. But yes, it’s awesome that you can block ads in IE now. :)</blockquote></div> That's pretty cool... I didn't realize you interned there. natmaster wrote:
I remember when I interned on the IE8 team, and they were talking about this very issue. Believe me, they have thought about it, and are covering all angles. But yes, it’s awesome that you can block ads in IE now. :)

That’s pretty cool… I didn’t realize you interned there.

]]> By: moopenguin32 http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142754 moopenguin32 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142754 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142713" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142673" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>Won’t Microsoft get into some hot water with this one? I know Opera, Firefox have them but they are addons and the user has the choice, with this no choice so web site peeps might be a bit ticked off.</blockquote></div>Users will still need to find an ad-blocking subscription before they’d be able to block the ads, and Microsoft isn’t promoting this as the intended use. So they are probably about as safe as Firefox and Opera are. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142707" rel="nofollow">moopenguin32 wrote:</a><blockquote>I think the InPrivate mode is a nice feature. However, isn’t this the same as configuring Firefox to clear out your cache, cookies, history, etc when closing the browser? I would think so with the only difference being this is a single option and from what I read, the browser will never store cookies. Again, it’s nice in theory, but I am not sure how practical it is.</blockquote></div> When you clear out the data in Firefox it wipes everything out. By using InPrivate you could have it stop recording cookies, history, and more for a certain period of time. It would therefore keep your past data in tact.</blockquote></div> That's a good point and did not think of that until I read something about it on CNET today. Ryan wrote:
Mohan wrote:
Won’t Microsoft get into some hot water with this one? I know Opera, Firefox have them but they are addons and the user has the choice, with this no choice so web site peeps might be a bit ticked off.

Users will still need to find an ad-blocking subscription before they’d be able to block the ads, and Microsoft isn’t promoting this as the intended use. So they are probably about as safe as Firefox and Opera are.

moopenguin32 wrote:
I think the InPrivate mode is a nice feature. However, isn’t this the same as configuring Firefox to clear out your cache, cookies, history, etc when closing the browser? I would think so with the only difference being this is a single option and from what I read, the browser will never store cookies. Again, it’s nice in theory, but I am not sure how practical it is.

When you clear out the data in Firefox it wipes everything out. By using InPrivate you could have it stop recording cookies, history, and more for a certain period of time. It would therefore keep your past data in tact.

That’s a good point and did not think of that until I read something about it on CNET today.

]]> By: natmaster http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142729 natmaster Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:36:08 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142729 About the blocking of content. Most people will not use this feature, let alone to block ads - just like most people don't use adblock plus in Firefox - so this will be a non-issue. The only people using it are people who you aren't going to be making any money by standard advertising methods anyway. Also, since they are not marketing it as an ad-blocker, they shouldn't get in trouble from advertisers. I remember when I interned on the IE8 team, and they were talking about this very issue. Believe me, they have thought about it, and are covering all angles. But yes, it's awesome that you can block ads in IE now. :) About the blocking of content. Most people will not use this feature, let alone to block ads – just like most people don’t use adblock plus in Firefox – so this will be a non-issue. The only people using it are people who you aren’t going to be making any money by standard advertising methods anyway. Also, since they are not marketing it as an ad-blocker, they shouldn’t get in trouble from advertisers.
I remember when I interned on the IE8 team, and they were talking about this very issue. Believe me, they have thought about it, and are covering all angles. But yes, it’s awesome that you can block ads in IE now. :)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142713 Ryan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:47:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142713 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142673" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>Won’t Microsoft get into some hot water with this one? I know Opera, Firefox have them but they are addons and the user has the choice, with this no choice so web site peeps might be a bit ticked off.</blockquote></div> Users will still need to find an ad-blocking subscription before they'd be able to block the ads, and Microsoft isn't promoting this as the intended use. So they are probably about as safe as Firefox and Opera are. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142707" rel="nofollow">moopenguin32 wrote:</a><blockquote>I think the InPrivate mode is a nice feature. However, isn’t this the same as configuring Firefox to clear out your cache, cookies, history, etc when closing the browser? I would think so with the only difference being this is a single option and from what I read, the browser will never store cookies. Again, it’s nice in theory, but I am not sure how practical it is.</blockquote></div> When you clear out the data in Firefox it wipes everything out. By using InPrivate you could have it stop recording cookies, history, and more for a certain period of time. It would therefore keep your past data in tact. Mohan wrote:
Won’t Microsoft get into some hot water with this one? I know Opera, Firefox have them but they are addons and the user has the choice, with this no choice so web site peeps might be a bit ticked off.

Users will still need to find an ad-blocking subscription before they’d be able to block the ads, and Microsoft isn’t promoting this as the intended use. So they are probably about as safe as Firefox and Opera are.

moopenguin32 wrote:
I think the InPrivate mode is a nice feature. However, isn’t this the same as configuring Firefox to clear out your cache, cookies, history, etc when closing the browser? I would think so with the only difference being this is a single option and from what I read, the browser will never store cookies. Again, it’s nice in theory, but I am not sure how practical it is.

When you clear out the data in Firefox it wipes everything out. By using InPrivate you could have it stop recording cookies, history, and more for a certain period of time. It would therefore keep your past data in tact.

]]> By: moopenguin32 http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142707 moopenguin32 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:37:33 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142707 I think the InPrivate mode is a nice feature. However, isn't this the same as configuring Firefox to clear out your cache, cookies, history, etc when closing the browser? I would think so with the only difference being this is a single option and from what I read, the browser will never store cookies. Again, it's nice in theory, but I am not sure how practical it is. I think the InPrivate mode is a nice feature. However, isn’t this the same as configuring Firefox to clear out your cache, cookies, history, etc when closing the browser? I would think so with the only difference being this is a single option and from what I read, the browser will never store cookies. Again, it’s nice in theory, but I am not sure how practical it is.

]]> By: Michael Dobrofsky http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142679 Michael Dobrofsky Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:25:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142679 Good ideas, but I don't think I'd switch back to IE even if they paid me. Serious. Good ideas, but I don’t think I’d switch back to IE even if they paid me. Serious.

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142673 Mohan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142673 Won't Microsoft get into some hot water with this one? I know Opera, Firefox have them but they are addons and the user has the choice, with this no choice so web site peeps might be a bit ticked off. Won’t Microsoft get into some hot water with this one? I know Opera, Firefox have them but they are addons and the user has the choice, with this no choice so web site peeps might be a bit ticked off.

]]> By: Googler http://cybernetnews.com/ie8-inprivate-browsing-to-include-ad-blocking-capabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142668 Googler Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:08:25 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15051#comment-142668 InPrivate=Porn mode InPrivate=Porn mode

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