Looking at Internet Porn Just Got Safer!

Microsoft’s newest Internet Explorer (currently in the beta testing phase but expected to roll out early next year) features a new “privacy mode” that testers have nicknamed porn mode for it’s ability to browse the Internet without leaving those pesky breadcrumbs and trails that angry spouses and divorce lawyers love so much.

Porn mode automatically conceals the sites you visit by automatically erasing the browsing and search histories and cookies generated from data, passwords or for tracking purposes. And when you've finished looking at your favorite porn star, it automatically erases the browser cache at the end. Techno-speak aside, the next person to use the computer won't be able to see which sites you visited so they'll never know that special place in your heart dedicated to naked volleyball games.

Take note that privacy mode is made to protect against casual computer users only. Police and IT professionals can still access your viewing history so you might want to postpone your plans for world domination a little bit longer.

Privacy advocates are very enthusiastic over the new option, and not just because it means they can finally indulge in their latex fetish as much as they want. Privacy mode eliminates (at least for the moment) the ability of online companies to track which sites you visit and details like how long you stay there as well as what you click on. This means that these companies can no longer collect data about your online interests and sell them to marketers - which will hopefully cut down on some of the more annoying Internet advertising in the future.