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There's no way to overblame Microsoft: There was an industry agreement that involved the compromise of DNT not being the default. Microsoft destroyed the entire
by greglindahl 9y ago
There's no way to overblame Microsoft: There was an industry agreement that involved the compromise of DNT not being the default. Microsoft destroyed the entire agreement, which doesn't benefit consumers at all. Worked out great for the advertising and data-collection industries, though.
- djrogers 9y agoThere was no 'Industry agreement' or compromise - the whole DNT thing was a slice of cake thrown to us by the advertising industry to keep us quiet for a while.
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- qb45 9y agoI don't know how relevant/important they were, but there were some advertisers who agreed to respect DNT provided it's set by the user. https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ticks-off-advertisers-with-ie10-do-not-track-policy/ https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ticks-off-advertisers-wi...