Download Article. Haamann, Lee, Pettersen

Name Helena Haamann, KunYang Lee, Anna Pettersen Article/Event Title: Microsoft lets people surf without leaving a trace,
Source:http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/28/microsoft.broswer.explorer.ap/index.html, & Date 10/09/08
News Event / Situation / Scenario
Description of Who, What, Where, When, and How
The article is about the new beta Internet Explorer 8 browser that has been developed by Microsoft. This updated version uses InPrivateBlocking making it
possible to surf the internet without having outside companies such as Microsoft itself able to record your internet activities.
Social and Ethical Aspects
IT Systems in a Social Context
Issues and Feasible Solutions (Use guiding questions)
Issues and Feasible Solutions (Use guiding questions)
Privacy and anonymity – The individual user of Internet
Explorer 8 can surf the internet and visit web sites without
revealing any private information about his/her web surfing
habits. This can be at a disadvantage to companies that are
basing the advertisements on the web, and were previously
using web browsers’ history to determine where to advertise The users of Internet
what. Also better systems/ web pages /browsers could be
Explorer (8).
developed based off of many users’ histories.
Companies that have
Solution: The browser gives the user the possibility to
advertisement on the net
determine whether or not they want to have their private history
ex. Microsoft
logged by other, by including an on/ off tool.
Communication systems – By blocking advertisements,
communication between the public and companies through the
web will decrease.
Stakeholders
Control – Companies and businesses are not able to freely
advertise using ‘pop-ups’ when the user has chosen to block
unwanted pop-ups. This is an advantage for the private users
of the internet, but is a disadvantage for companies since they
are not able to advertise their product.
Specific area(s) of impact
Business and employment – It is going to be more difficult to advertise on
the internet and to know what group of people the companies should be
targeting. The money that smaller, less known websites could have earned
by using advertisements may not be sufficient to sustain the new website.