I’m glad I’m running IE9
I’ve installed all three of the latest browsers and will try them side-by-side for a while. Of course, the first thing one notices is that only IE9 has the Tracking Protection List feature. I’m...
View ArticleMicrosoft IE9 Tracking Protection Lists (Part 1 – The Why)
A very cool feature in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is its support for Tracking Protection Lists (TPL). TPLs are a mechanism for reducing how tracking of your activities on the web can be...
View ArticleMicrosoft IE9 Tracking Protection Lists (Part 2 – The How)
In Part 1 of my blog on the Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Tracking Protection List (TPL) feature I discussed why it was important to do something about tracking. Now lets talk just a little bit...
View ArticleTRUSTe gets its Tracking Protection List act together
When Microsoft added the Tracking Protection List (TPL) feature to the Internet Explorer 9 beta TRUSTe made available a beta TPL that has been widely criticized. The problem with the TRUSTe beta TPL...
View ArticleHow long does it take to get infected with Malware? About 5 minutes
Having a freshly setup PC, and virtual machine, I went looking for trouble. I did a search for “medical forum” and up popped a link for medhelp.org. I went to the site and created an account and then...
View ArticleMalware or Not?
I’ve been doing an interesting experiment, in a virtual machine on a separate PC with no personal information at all on it. I’ve been going through SPAM emails and clicking on every link to see what...
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