Internet Explorer 8 will allow stealth surfing

Microsoft indicated that Internet Explorer 8, the new and unreleased version of the popular browser, will include new privacy features that will allow users to hide their tracks while surfing the Web.

The announcement has been made with a post to IEBlog, the official blog of Internet Explorer.

The privacy will be granted by “InPrivate”, a new technology created my Microsoft. When activated, this function will make all tracks (cookies, history, etc)Â volatile; the IEBlog specify that:

Internet Explorer 8 is currently in beta testing and it is expected to be available close to the end of this year.

Links

Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/download-ie.aspx;

Microsoft’s announcement: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/25/ie8-and-privacy.aspx.