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Microsoft Confirms IE 8 ‘Pr0n Mode’, Real Name Slightly More Diplomatic

Posted by Zach Epstein on Aug 27, 2008 1:33 pm 18 comments
Filed in Services, Software, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Recent Internet Explorer 8 rumors being tossed around the Web loosely outlined what bloggers referred to as “porn mode”. Basically this new functionality would allow users to easily enable and disable a strict privacy policy, disallowing all cookies and disabling browsing history, search history, and form data / password memory. Microsoft has finally confirmed that the upcoming much needed update to their Web browser will indeed include a secretive browsing mode, though it seems to have opted to not go with the “porn mode” moniker despite its relevance. Andy Zeigler, Microsoft Program Manager, recently detailed what has been dubbed the “InPrivate” feature line within Microsoft’s upcoming eighth Internet Explorer version. Three new services combine to make up the InPrivate package; InPrivate Browsing, InPrivate Blocking and InPrivate Subscriptions. When enabled, these three components (along with an automatic history deletion feature) combine to ensure that you can go anywhere you want on the Web and no one will ever find out what a sick, twisted deviant you really are.

[Via The Register]

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18 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 1:43 pm, Tommy Said:

    OLD

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  2. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 1:43 pm, MastrCake Said:

    Wait… this is nothing new. Safari has this.

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  3. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 2:02 pm, red014 Said:

    Check yo spellin!

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  4. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 2:54 pm, jimmykicks Said:

    Great feature idea. How long do you bet it will it take for somebody to develop this as a firefox add-on?

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  5. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 3:21 pm, Old Man Said:

    Finally!! I’ve needed this for soo long, finally, porn at work, and no one can stop me!!

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  6. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 4:07 pm, Nik Said:

    Safari has it already…

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  7. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 4:36 pm, illa Said:

    btw…safari already has it…

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  8. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 4:36 pm, Jimmy Said:

    damn talk about late. ive had this on safari for a while

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  9. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 5:11 pm, jesus Said:

    uhhmm run spell check and incase you didn’t know safari has this already

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  10. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 5:15 pm, MadMike Said:

    IE is kind of like that annoying commenter on engadget that screams “First!”, yet he’s 40 comments late. Yeah, kind of like that.

    Kind of like cell phone commercials, “Introducing the never before seen …” and its like, “yep, already saw that on BGR like 6 months ago, already know its a POS. Thank You, Try Again.”

    Huzzah!

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  11. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 6:50 pm, Devin Said:

    Finally, no more having to delete my history and everything. I can be all the sick deviant person I want to be.

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  12. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 6:57 pm, Nando Said:

    LOL @ IE cos Safari’s had this for a long time now.

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  13. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 7:33 pm, Kireet Said:

    Alright we get it Safari has this; I don’t need 6 people to tell me that.

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  14. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 8:04 pm, Who? Said:

    DUDE? Did you hear? Safari has this!

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  15. On Aug 27, 2008 @ 10:37 pm, jvijil Said:

    honestly we only need one person to say that safari has this…not 6 (7 with the one above me lol)

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  16. On Aug 28, 2008 @ 4:07 am, CarBob Said:

    Does anyone know if Safari has this?!!

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  17. On Aug 28, 2008 @ 9:36 am, showtime Said:

    What’s Safari? :p

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  18. On May 10, 2009 @ 1:18 pm, Dene Bird Said:

    proxy sites wouldnt be needed if we were not spied on at every turn. Some people don’t believe in a right to privacy

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