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Microsoft to Include P3P in MSIE 6

Microsoft is integrating the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) in the upcoming release of Internet Explorer. P3P is supported by a number of high-profile businesses, but has been criticized by privacy advocates as an ineffective system to protect individuals� privacy rights.

As Congress Mulls New Web-Privacy Laws, Microsoft Pushes System Tied to Its Browser, Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2001 (subscription required).
Microsoft's P3P Plan for Online Privacy Gets Some Support From Big Companies, Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2001 (subscription required).
Privacy experts rip IE cookie cutter, ZDNet, March 22, 2001.
Pretty Poor Privacy: An Assessment of P3P and Internet Privacy, EPIC Web Page.

Browser Aimed at Protecting Users' Privacy New Internet Explorer Will Boost Cookie Controls, Washington Post, March 29, 2001.