The next release of Internet Explorer may include a private browsing feature that automatically deletes all traces of a user's web browsing activity. Presently Safari is the only well known browser offering such an option, which is sometimes to referred to as "porn mode", for reasonably obvious reasons... One obvious use case for privacy browsing modes is surfing the Net for pornographic materials without leaving traces, but other, ... Read full entry

Privacy in a Very Open Internet It's the sum of the parts of the personal information we have chosen to share online that can present the real "opportunities" for misuse. As Mike Bogle points out, a Facebook book profile here and a Flickr account there, in isolation aren't necessarily a problem, but the collective information both contain could be. For instance mentioning the suburb you live in on ... Read full entry