Microsoft tells advertisers to buzz off, keeps ‘Do Not Track' as Explorer 10 default setting

. Despite incessant complaining from advertising and analytics companies, Microsoft (MSFT) is not budging from its pledge to make “Do Not Track” the default setting for its Internet Explorer 10 browser, ZDNet reports. In a company blog post, Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Brendon Lynch said that “DNT will be enabled in the ‘Express Settings' portion of the Windows 8 set-up experience” and that “customers will also be given a ‘Customize' option, allowing them to easily switch DNT ‘off' if they'd like.”.

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