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This is what I had in mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track#Internet_Explorer_10_default_setting_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Tra

• danShumway 8y ago
  Okay, but: > On April 3, 2015, Microsoft announced that as of Windows 10, it would comply with the specification and no longer enable Do Not Track as part of the operating system's "Express" default settings, but that the company will "provide customers with clear information on how to turn this feature on in the browser settings should they wish to do so". So for the specific browsers that do follow the standard, like Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, why doesn't Google respect the flag for those browsers now? I know that Google has the ability to detect which browser I'm using, because they tell me to install Chrome every time I visit their homepage. I'm seeing IE mentioned all over the place here, but it what it looks like is that one bad actor was just the excuse the advertising industry needed to mass-ignore the setting on every browser, everywhere, regardless of whether or not they violated the standard.
  • it_can_be_done 8y ago
    >why doesn't Google respect the flag for those browsers now? They need your data to personalize ads and make money out of it. It's Google's business model. It doesn't matter which browser you are using.