Microsoft rolls back its commitment to the nearly-dead “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard. The firm will no longer automatically switch on the signal in its browsers. DNT signals whether a user wants online advertisers and websites to track his or her movements. All five major browsers — Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), Opera and Safari — can send a DNT request. Microsoft had been adamant about automatically enabling DNT, a decision it made in mid-2012 as it developed IE10.”]
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