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October 12, 2012
Do Not Track: an uncertain future for the web's most ambitious privacy initiative
Microsoft's moves in IE10 have forced the issue, but what's next?
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September 11, 2012
Microsoft's default Do Not Track in IE10 gets shot down by Apache co-founder
Apache co-founder Roy Fielding has added a patch to the project's code base that would ignore the default Do Not Track setting from Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 browser. Fielding
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August 8, 2012
Microsoft persists with Do Not Track default in IE10, builds it into Windows 8 setup
Microsoft has detailed how it will enable Do Not Track privacy flags in IE10 on Windows 8.
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July 25, 2012
Apple rolls out Safari 6 for Lion with unified search and offline reading list
Apple has begun rolling out Safari 6, which includes several new features, for Lion, though it lacks some of the capabilities of the version on Mountain Lion.
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June 7, 2012
IE 10 must let users decide whether to turn Do Not Track on or not, says latest DNT draft spec
Microsoft's plans to enable Do Not Track flags in Internet Explorer 10 by default have taken a setback this week as the latest draft of the DNT specification explicitly states that the user must be given the choice.
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June 1, 2012
Internet Explorer 10 first browser to have Do Not Track as default
Amid the coverage of the Windows 8 Release Preview, Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 10 will be the first web browser to have Do Not Track (DNT) enabled by default.
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May 17, 2012
Twitter implementing 'Do Not Track' privacy option for users
Twitter has confirmed that its site will begin working with Do Not Track, a feature that stops sites from collecting information with cookies if it is enabled by the user.
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March 29, 2012
Yahoo 'Do Not Track' system will be in place worldwide by early summer
Yahoo has announced that it will be launching a 'Do Not Track' framework for its sites worldwide by early summer. The system will allow users to opt out of having targeted ads based on personal information.
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March 26, 2012
FTC: web needs 'privacy by design,' more transparency about data collection
The FTC has released a new online privacy framework that includes recommendations for Congress and businesses to create a "Do Not Track" system for consumers.
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November 15, 2011
W3C shows first draft of Do Not Track privacy standard, Google and Facebook on board
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced Do Not Track, a standard for users to set privacy settings between sites and check if they are being obeyed. The standard is being developed in collaboration with a host of companies, including Google and Facebook.