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Microsoft stops secretly tracking users’ browsing habits

Posted on August 23, 2011July 2, 2025 by Dissent

Stuart Sumner reports:

Microsoft has removed code from its MSN web site that tracked its users’ browsing habits, even if those users intentionally deleted their cookies in order to preserve their privacy.

Mike Hintze, associate general counsel, regulatory affairs, Microsoft, announced in a blog that the firm investigated the code once it was brought to its attention by a researcher.

Read more on Computing.co.uk.

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