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Google Bypassing User Privacy Settings
When the IE team heard that Google had bypassed user privacy settings on Safari, we asked ourselves a simple question: is Google c... more

Sub-pixel Rendering and the CSS Object Model
With Windows 8, you have an unprecedented choice of devices for browsing the Web, from large desktop screens to small slates. In o... more

Browse Without Being Browsed
Privacy is in the news again today. Apparently, Google has been able to track users of Apple’s Safari browser while they surf the... more