IE 8's porn mode

[Hrithan2020]

Xerox never, ever launched its PC.. and pirates of the silicon valley rocks

Did u see "Triumph of the Nerds".If so,which did u like better?

 

[MetalheadGautham]

don't care.
I have this feature in firefox since ages.
I still haven't found a good use for this feature.

 

[Gigacore]

lol, apple fanboys must be drunk.

 

[Jayanth.M.P]

lets hope IE8 gives firefox something to cry about.......

then firefox devs will come up with something even more better and WE will make the most profit out of this war.

 

[chesss]

IE is is so low on features that any feature they implement wld be a copy of something or the other. :roll:
Besides its a feature for noobs, who share their browser their mom.. just install an extra installation of your browser or create a new profile(if the browsr supports it) ,delete the desktop icon assign a hotkey and u r done!

Although casual users cannot see the previous user's search history, authorities such as the police will be able to access it if necessary.

lo kar lo baat

 

[Indyan]

Wasnt The Internet Works the first tabbed browser?
Anyway, atleast a dozen of Fx's well publicised features were opera innovations. i think opera was also the first to come up with a detailed history cleanup feature which has now been copied over to all major browsers.
So, I think its rather unfair to have a go at MS for adding Private Browsing to IE.

 

[goobimama]

^^ Too bad its only you and a handful of digit members who use Opera. I think Firefox did an amazing job at promoting the browser and IMO, it was the first one with tabbed browsing.

 

[hellknight]

^yeah exactly.. before the launch of Firefox.. Opera was a shareware.. costing about 1.5k.. there was a banner above which said "Buy Opera today, make this banner go away"..

 

[Samir]

Source

[Ridiculous blogs have interpreted new IE 8 privacy features as "porn mode." That's a dramatic mischaracterization of privacy enhancements that are arguably trendsetting. IE 8 will give users more control over privacy than any other browser. It's not "porn mode" but something much bigger. After deciding to write this post, I IMed my editor: "Someone should send dunce caps to ... every other blogger using that term. Idiots." I wanted to say something else, but, hey, there's nothing private about instant messaging.

Simply put: IE 8 will let its users decide to whom they release information about their browsing habits. There are also security benefits to the new privacy features, which could be useful for limiting increasing malware risks posed by file-sharing or social networking sites. I'll be interested to see how the new privacy features work with parental controls, seeing as how IE 8 also could allow troublesome teens to better hide online activities from parents.

Perhaps some bloggers labeled IE 8's privacy features "porn mode" because of the privacy approach taken by other Web browsers. Firefox lets users easily "clear private data" from the Tools menu or automatically do so when the browser closes. The feature can whack browsing history, cookies, and cached files or images, among other data. Apple's Safari offers a "private browsing" feature that saves pretty much nothing from the session. "Private browsing" could easily be labeled "porn mode." ]

 

[krazzy]

don't care.
I have this feature in firefox since ages.
I still haven't found a good use for this feature.

What?! Firefox has a pr0n mode? Where?

 

[Maverick340]

If they are going to call it "porn mode" ,i swaer to god ... ill use it at least for a week

 

[aryayush]

Uh… just to make it clear, Safari’s “feature” is called Private Browsing, not “porn mode”. Although, yeah, I’ve never actually felt that it’s of any other use (apart from the use you guys put it to, of course). That’s one useless feature if ever there was one.

 

[Maverick340]

No i meant in IE8 ..

 

[aryayush]

I know. I’m sorry, I replied from the Quick Reply box on the first page and was referring to it in general. My post was not intended to be a direct reply to yours.

 

[pillainp]

Uh… just to make it clear, Safari’s “feature” is called Private Browsing, not “porn mode”. Although, yeah, I’ve never actually felt that it’s of any other use (apart from the use you guys put it to, of course). That’s one useless feature if ever there was one.

@Aryayush: This is not aimed at you, just quoting your statement.

Don't you think that if Safari and FF have private browsing features that go by names as "Private Browsing", it is hypocritical to call IE8's "InPrivate" by the name "porn mode", when it is aimed at accomplishing the same things that those other browsers permit, ie. user privacy?

 

[prasad_den]

^^ True..!! IE8's private surfing feature is called InPrivate browsing... not p0rn mode..! "P0rn mode" sends a very wrong message.. this mode is meant not just for p0rn (though it may be used for that purpose more).. you can use this mode if you are doing a bank transaction or anything else very confidential, in someone else's computer or a public computer.

@Krazzy: FF has an addon called Stealth or Stealthy or something like that..!

 

[x3060]

let them rule out the new Ie, nothing wrong in copying ,as long as its gonna do good for the browser.

 

[max_demon]

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i dont need any mode to browse porn

, to brouze porn i just use normal mode

 

[aryayush]

Yeah, that clears your entire browser history and cache. Private Browsing is a much better way to do it.

 

[max_demon]

i use opera for normal browsing