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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.