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ronin691Aug 27th 2008 9:08PM

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Kinda missed the REAL news story on this one didn't we Mr. Mathews? IE8 blocks AdSense Ads:

"...The Internet Explorer 8 browser’s InPrivate setting lets users access websites without disclosing their browsing habits, which websites need to be able to do to deliver targeted advertising. This is a business Google has just moved into through its acquisition of DoubleClick."

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1dc6fac0-7462-11dd-bc91-0000779fd18c.html

Based on the combined financial resources of Google and Misery Inc. to hire lawyers, expect the Mother of all law suits in 3...2...1

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leeAug 27th 2008 9:09PM

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Nah...I'm a user, first and foremost. Lawsuits don't really impact how an app performs when I demo it, and blocking AdSense ads..well, is that newsworthy other than it's typical MS vs. Google stuff? That's not my gig.

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leeAug 27th 2008 9:51PM

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Also, based on what the article states it should interfere with ANY browsing habit-based advertising systems, not just AdSense. I haven't tried it, but since it's something you're keen on, activate InPrivate and surf MSN...use their search...does it affect their sites as well?

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(Unverified)Aug 28th 2008 12:33AM

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cool .. that is very big news .. I'm with MS on this one as I'd love to see all advertising disabled by default .. not that I even use IE but it's fantastic to think that Adwords, Adsense etc could be blocked on the bulk of internet users out there.

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HylicAug 28th 2008 11:57AM

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You do know that microsoft has their own version of AdSense (Microsoft AdCenter), while not as popular as google's, its has to be affected by this as well.

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