Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers

I said Inprivate Filtering, not Browsing. There's a difference.

Here's a screen shot of the options

Only on the NBA site. But I don't get out much.
You can turn it on/off with a click on the icon in the bottom-right of the screen. (Next to Zoom %) The advanced settings allow you to add additional filters via XML but the standard filters are "learned".

BTW - I would rather cripple a website than have it load intrusive scripts. I do the same with Flash Player. I pick what sites are allowed to do. If hit a site while browsing and it's blocked or crippled, I usually don't need to see it anyway.

I have available to me (x64 HomePrem)
1) Tracking Protection Lists (add-ons),
2) Active X Filtering
3) InPrivate Browsing
--> but no InPrivate Filtering

carwiz said:

I said Inprivate Filtering, not Browsing ...

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WinHelp said:

How do I turn InPrivate Filtering on and off?

By default, InPrivate Filtering analyzes the websites you visit and the content providers they use, but does not automatically block them. You can choose to allow or block any content provider that InPrivate Filtering identifies as receiving information about your browsing. Alternatively, you can have InPrivate Filtering automatically block any content provider, or you can turn off InPrivate Filtering.

To turn on InPrivate Filtering for the first time, follow these steps:

• Click to open Internet Explorer.
• Click the Safety button
• Click InPrivate Filtering
• then do one of the following:
  
  • Click Block for me to block websites automatically.
  • Click Let me choose which providers receive my information to choose content to block or allow.
  
  

When you're finished, click OK.

If you've already turned on InPrivate Filtering, follow these steps:

• Click to open Internet Explorer.
• Click the Safety button
• Click InPrivate Filtering Settings.
• then do one of the following:
  
  • To automatically block websites, click Automatically block.
  • To manually block websites, click Choose content to block or allow.
  • To turn off InPrivate Filtering, click Off.
  
  Click OK.

There are two things that I don't quite understand
1) Where's the Safety Button (my customization hidden?), I'm looking at the safety menu in tools (gear) instead
2) Is filtering only available on > Home versions?

Anyway, it sounds as though it is the solution I've been looking for, at least in IE. Sorry, I couldn't grab (anyone know a trick to snip a menu that rolls up?) the drop down menu in IE safety that doesn't list InPriv filtering

Delete history
InPrivate Browsing
Tracking Protection (-> add-ons)

Name Privacy Online
Status Enabled
Address http://www.privacyonline.org.uk/down...online-btl.tpl

Active X Filtering
.......

Answering "Where is the safety button?" - yep, I turned off the Command toolbar.

I dunno, I was blonde as a child, but I cannot find InPrivate Filtering

Microsoft said:

InPrivate: frequently asked questions
This information applies to Windows Internet Explorer 8.
Applies to these editions of Windows Vista:
...Starter
...Home Basic
...Home Premium
...Ultimate
...Enterprise

Internet Explorer 9 features
Fast
...Performance improvements
Clean
...New Tab page
...Notification Bar
...One Box
...Pinned Sites
...Tab enhancements
...Web-focused browsing
...Windows 7 integration
Trusted
...ActiveX Filtering
...Add-on Performance Advisor
...Compatibility View
...Cross-site scripting filter
...Domain highlighting
...Download Manager
...InPrivate Browsing
...SmartScreen Filter
...Tab isolation and recovery
...Tracking Protection

Security and privacy features in Internet Explorer 9

I couldn't recall which site I used to wholesale opt-out, but I looked (as promised) and found more than I remember being available many years ago. I'm fairly certain that I used NAI or CDT or both. The trouble is that I clean my browser history on exit and that defeats the opt-out which is cookie based. I've looked at some of the add-ons and will try a few (one at a time), but what I've read so far is that many of them depend on cookies as well. More research needed.....

Please read the facts on any or all of the pages listed below. It's a lot, I know, but why trust me? Besides, it's nice to know what the organization intends to do to help you, doesn't it?

Organizations concerned about privacy:

• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
  
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC)
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
  
• Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
  
• YourOnlineChoices.com Pan-European

Offers tool or add-on: PrivacyChoice.org

Companies in the business of collecting data offering opt-outs:

• Omniture.com (Adobe)
• Google
• Rapleaf