- Jan 16, 2017
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"Nobody watches porn, right? Right. But let’s just assume that some of us do, and in this case, it goes without saying that we’d need some specially developed browsing tools to cover our tracks.
This is exactly what Microsoft seems to be interested in doing these days, as the company developed a technology that could enable its Edge browser to automatically remove all traces of loading certain websites on a specific computer.
In a patent called “Automation of browsing mode switching,” Microsoft explains that this feature would essentially come down to the browser automatically enabling private mode whenever it detect a website that shouldn’t leave any traces behind on the system, including here adult content.
Still in patent stage of the time being
The description section of the patent explains (via MSPU) how the new feature would work and trigger the automatic switching to the private mode:
“ Some websites, however, include content that a user may not want associated with the user’s identity or with their device. Thus, many web browsers include a “private mode” that enables a user to view a website while minimizing data that is retained that can be used to indicate that the user visited the website. Typical private mode implementations, however, require a user to proactively initiate the private mode in a browser before visiting a website which is to be scrubbed from a device. ”
“ According to implementations for automation of browsing mode switching described herein, techniques are described for automatically switching between different browsing modes, such as switching between a normal browsing mode and a private browsing mode. ”
As it typically happens with patents, there’s no guarantee that this feature would actually be released to users, though at first glance, it doesn’t seem to be such a big deal to introduce it in the browser.
Microsoft Edge is expected to receive another round of improvements with the release of the Windows 10 Redstone 4 update in the spring, so the company has plenty of time to make this happen until then."
Lol, very useful.
This is exactly what Microsoft seems to be interested in doing these days, as the company developed a technology that could enable its Edge browser to automatically remove all traces of loading certain websites on a specific computer.
In a patent called “Automation of browsing mode switching,” Microsoft explains that this feature would essentially come down to the browser automatically enabling private mode whenever it detect a website that shouldn’t leave any traces behind on the system, including here adult content.
Still in patent stage of the time being
The description section of the patent explains (via MSPU) how the new feature would work and trigger the automatic switching to the private mode:
“ Some websites, however, include content that a user may not want associated with the user’s identity or with their device. Thus, many web browsers include a “private mode” that enables a user to view a website while minimizing data that is retained that can be used to indicate that the user visited the website. Typical private mode implementations, however, require a user to proactively initiate the private mode in a browser before visiting a website which is to be scrubbed from a device. ”
“ According to implementations for automation of browsing mode switching described herein, techniques are described for automatically switching between different browsing modes, such as switching between a normal browsing mode and a private browsing mode. ”
As it typically happens with patents, there’s no guarantee that this feature would actually be released to users, though at first glance, it doesn’t seem to be such a big deal to introduce it in the browser.
Microsoft Edge is expected to receive another round of improvements with the release of the Windows 10 Redstone 4 update in the spring, so the company has plenty of time to make this happen until then."
Lol, very useful.
