【英语科技】微软加强IE9隐私保护功能

Microsoft Corp. said it will include a privacy feature in Internet Explorer similar to a key feature it dropped in an earlier version of the Web browser after a heated debate with advertisers.

The Redmond, Wash., company said a new version of the browser, Internet Explorer 9, will allow users to subscribe to 'tracking protection lists,' which are lists of Web addresses that prevent online tracking companies from snooping on consumers' browsing habits.

The lists will be composed by privacy groups and other outsiders who identify the Web addresses that tracking companies operate from, and the lists can be updated regularly with fresh Web addresses to block, Microsoft said.

The feature is similar to a capability called InPrivate Subscriptions that Microsoft considered about two years ago for its Internet Explorer 8.

The Wall Street Journal reported in a Page One story earlier this year that InPrivate Subscriptions and another privacy feature called InPrivate Filtering were either removed or scaled back in the final version of the product after online advertisers expressed concerns about the capabilities in a series of discussions with Microsoft executives.

微软公司（Microsoft Corp.）说将会在Internet Explorer中添加一项隐私功能，Internet Explorer上个版本原本也有类似的关键功能，但在引发与广告商激烈争论后被放弃了。

Getty Images这家位于华盛顿州的公司说，最新的Internet Explorer 9将允许用户订阅“跟踪保护列表”，列表中的网址会阻止在线跟踪公司监视用户的浏览习惯。

微软说，这些列表将由隐私团队及其他对跟踪公司运营网址进行确认的外部人士来制定，被阻止的网址列表还能定期更新。

微软两年前曾考虑为Internet Explorer 8添加InPrivate订阅（InPrivate Subscriptions）功能，新版本的功能与其类似。

今年早些时候，《华尔街日报》曾报道，InPrivate订阅及另一个叫做InPrivate筛选（InPrivate Filtering）的隐私功能最终不是被取消就是被简化，因为在线广告商在与微软高管的一系列讨论中表达了对这些功能的担忧。