Privacy On, Record Nothing

The second beta of Internet Explorer 8 was released today. It's heartening to see that Microsoft has finally decided to try to play catch-up with the other major browsers as far as privacy goes. They have introduced a new surfing mode, one which erases all your cookies, visited websites and form data as you surf. This allows a person to surf the web without the fear of it being recorded and then discovered later.

Microsoft says that this would most likely appeal to spouses who want to buy each other gifts online without the fear of the surprise being spoiled. This could be a real reason why one would need such privacy, but there could be other reasons why one would not want others to know their surfing habits. While Microsoft calls this new surfing mode 'InPrivate Browsing', we at TechWatch have dubbed it the 'Privacy On, Record Nothing' (PORN) mode.

Regardless though the reasons why one would need to surf the web without leaving a trace, we do applaud Microsoft for finally trying to do something about implementing a feature that has been widely available in their competitors' products for quite some time now.