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Neelie Kroes Warns On Do Not Track Watering Down

Kroes calls on industry to ensure DNT is not weakened because of advertiser pressure

Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10

Microsoft stands firm and says IE10 will have DNT on by default

Microsoft still wants DNT by default in IE10 even though it would not comply with the latest proposed specification

Microsoft's long awaited Do Not Track option for IE10 does not meet the draft specification of the feature

Microsoft said it will err on the side of privacy by setting Internet Explorer 10 to decline tracking by default, to the dismay of advertisers

Twitter has joined the privacy drive after announcing its support for the "Do Not Track" initiative

Joining the likes of Google and Microsoft, Yahoo will is instituting consumer privacy technology on its websites

AVG is offering a do-not-track feature to prevent ad networks tracking users, and has launched an online security BootCamp

A US privacy bill proposed by President Obama will give Web surfers access to their data and an online tracking opt-out

Opt-out privacy tools to block online tracking are confusing their users, says CyLab researchers

Mozilla has added the 'Do Not Track' option it touted last month to ensure browsing privacy for users

Electronic Frontier Foundation prefers Firefox's behavioural cookie blocker over Chrome's Keep My Opt Outs

Mozilla plans to develop a privacy feature that prevents advertisers from tracking Firefox users' browsing habits

The US FTC urged online respect for consumer privacy but the “Do Not Track” mechanism is not an opt-out list