Microsoft Snipes (Only) at Google Over Browser Settings Circumvention Controversy

Microsoft released a blog post Monday condemning Google in light of the controversy over their circumvention of Safari users’ privacy settings . Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer discovered that Google and three other companies had “tricked” Safari into believing visitors had interacted with the page and therefore allowing third-party cookies. There’s a good technical explanation of how this particular incident happened over at WSJ.com . We will be bringing more information on the practice of circumventing browser settings later this week. Microsoft Skewers Google, Forgets to Mention Facebook is Doing the Same Thing After attacking Google’s new privacy policy earlier this month, Microsoft, predictably, wouldn’t miss a chance to get another dig in at Google. In a lengthy Feb. 20 blog post, Microsoft wrote: “When the IE team heard that Google had bypassed user privacy setti...

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