The privacy button that Phorm will ignore


The BBC reports as news that Microsoft is to introduce a privacy mode in its next version of its second-most popular bloatware after Windows, namely Internet Explorer. Version 8 of IE will feature a button that will erase any trace on the host computer of websites you’ve visited. Yet towards the end of the article, the writer just about remembers to inform readers that Apple’s Safari browser already has a privacy mode and developers working for Mozilla, creators of Firefox, are reportedly working on a similar feature for future versions. He or she makes no mention of the fact that there’s at least one plugin for Firefox that does the job, and has done so for over a year now, called Stealther.

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Friday, August 22nd, 2008

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Become an armchair activist and protect your privacy online


I’ve realised that companies like BT that are willing to break the law on data protection—and allowed to get away with it, it seems, by our government—won’t ever change without a bloody revolution unlikely to ever materialise. So, if you want to make sure your privacy is protected online and you don’t get targeted advertising and detailed profiles built up based on the websites you visit, then you need to act.

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Thursday, July 31st, 2008

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