If you still use Internet Explorer , there ’s more to concern about than a crappy browsing experience . Microsoft has confirmed that it ’s look in to a “ black eye tracking ” fault which impress IE 6 through 10 .
The surety problemwas identifiedby a group called Spider.io in the first place this week . It claims that versions 6 through 10 of IE are capable of tracking pointer motion even when the web web browser window is passive , unfocused , or minimized — and that malicious ad could maltreat that power to track your shiner movement .
Indeed , Spider.io has demonstrate that it ’s potential . It ’s not exonerated how useful the resulting datum is — computer mouse chink ca n’t be recorded , for case — but it should still be of headache to those worry about software security . Microsoft claimsto be “ actively working to adjust this deportment in IE ” . [ Verge , Spider.io , Microsoft ]
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