August 6, 2010, 10:47AM
Private Web Browsing Is Mostly A Failure
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Features in the four major browsers designed to cloak users' browser
history often don't work as billed, according to a research paper that
warns that users may get a false sense of security when using the
built-in privacy settings. Read the full article. [The Register]
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