Tag: browsers
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Apple Is Removing 'Do Not Track' From Safari
Written by Kashmir Hill on Gizmodo.
“Almost every internet browser has an option in its privacy settings called “Do Not Track,” which, if you turn it on, sends an invisible request on your behalf to all the websites you visit telling them not to track you. It’s been around for years, but as Gizmodo recently reported, it doesn’t do anything because almost no websites actually honor the request not to be tracked because the government never forced them to comply with it.”
“For that story, we asked all the browser-providing companies why they still had the option, given that it could mislead users into thinking it was actually protecting their privacy.”
Read ‘Apple Is Removing 'Do Not Track' From Safari’ on the Gizmodo site.
Tagged with: do not track, browsers, privacy.
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Apple moves to thwart Facebook tracking
Written by Jack Morse on Mashable.
“Notably, these protections won’t do privacy-conscious consumers any good while they’re logged into Facebook, but it will help to protect them from the social network’s ever-expanding grasp while they’re logged out.”
Read ‘Apple moves to thwart Facebook tracking’ on the Mashable site.
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Responsive Web Design
I had ordered Responsive Web Design by Ethan Marcotte as soon as it came out, but being at Ampersand conference, and hearing so many people recommend it, really spurred me to take a few hours out to get on and read it.
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