Suggested Sites-funksjonen i IE8 skal ikke sende Microsoft data som identifiserer brukeren.
Q: What is the Suggested Sites feature in Internet Explorer 8?
A: The Suggested Sites feature is intended to help users find Web sites similar to the ones they visit. Users are in full control of the feature; to use it they must opt-in and they may opt in or out at any time. When browsing in an InPrivate session, suggested sites no-longer aggregates suggestions.
Q: What data does the Suggested Sites feature in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 collect about consumers and how is consumer privacy protected?
A: The Suggested Sites feature is intended to help users find Web sites similar to the ones they visit. Users are in full control of the feature and must opt-in in order to use the feature. They can choose to pause or stop this feature at any time.
If a user opts in to Suggested Sites, we collect the addresses of the web pages a user visits which are logged to Internet Explorer History. The feature does not retain IP addresses or associate them with the data related to this service. The information is disassociated with the user if a user clears their history or turns it off. Additionally, when browsing in an InPrivate session, suggested sites no-longer aggregates suggestions. Finally, as our privacy statement notes, Microsoft will not use any information collected to identify, contact or target advertising to you.
Q:What is your anonymization policy for this data?
A: It is Microsoft’s policy to anonymize any data collected with the Suggested Sites feature after 18 months by removing all cross section identifiers.
