Microsoft Patent Application Shows Security Features
According to Australian Blogger Long Zheng, it appears Microsoft is looking to patent a security feature similar to what Apple uses in it’s Safari Browser.
Web browsers store history and cookies that can be used to track where users have been. This information can be read by web sites a user visits to provide some information about who they are. Microsoft is looking to provide easier ways for this information to be deleted or prevent its collection.
Look for this feature in Internet Explorer 8.0 which will probably be released sometime in 2009.