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Keeping private transactions private
When you communicate over the Internet, you want to know that what you send and receive cannot be intercepted or deciphered and that your passwords and other private information cannot be used by others. You also want to be sure that nobody can access information on your computer without you knowing about it. Internet Explorer 4.0 protects your privacy in two key ways: by supporting the latest Internet security and privacy standards; and by providing encryption and identification capabilities that ensure the Internet e-mail you send cannot be read or tampered with.

Here's how it works
Internet Explorer 4.0 provides the following support to protect your privacy on the Internet:

Profile Assistant. This new feature supports the latest privacy standards, offering protection of your personal information on the Internet.
Secure communications. Internet Explorer 4.0 supports the latest Internet security standards to block anyone from eavesdropping on your electronic communications. And Outlook Express -- Internet Explorer 4.0's e-mail and newsgroup program -- also lets you encrypt your messages and use a personal digital signature to ensure that your identity is protected over the Internet.
Zone-based password protection. Our new browser prompts you before you transmit your user name or password to sites you haven't designated as trusted, and it lets you choose to not be prompted before that information is sent to sites you do trust.
Microsoft Wallet. The browser includes an electronic wallet where you can securely store and access private information such as credit card numbers, digital certificates, and digital keys. A recent feature article gives you the full scoop.
Control over cookies. You can choose to be warned before accepting a "cookie" file that a Web site uses to store your custom information.
Page Hit Logging. This new feature helps Web sites track both online and offline usage so they can report it to potential advertisers -- who help keep content free for users -- while also keeping data anonymous and giving users the ability to turn off tracking if they'd like.

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