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Google to support the do-not-track button

After being accused for allegedly tracking Safari and Internet Explorer browsers, Google has now announced ...

February 24, 2012 / 10:00 IST

After being accused for allegedly tracking Safari and Internet Explorer browsers, Google has now announced its support for a do-not-track button to its own Chrome web browser. This would prevent companies from using information from a user’s web history to offer relevant advertising based on it. Mozilla added the do-not-track button to its Firefox browser, last year, which was followed by Internet Explorer, soon after. Apple’s Mountain Lion, the next version of its OS comes with the button in Safari browser, which was released to developers, this month, while it is expected to be up for grabs in summer.

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first published: Feb 24, 2012 09:50 am

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