Microsoft on Monday revealed some new privacy features for World Wide Web Explorer 8, the next version of its market-leading Web browser. The features address the concerns of consumers and privacy advocates, who called the plans a positive step.

The new features will let users control their history, cookies and other data that IE8 stores. Other features aim to help users control how their browsing history is shared by Web sites. By default, IE8 browses the Web

“Having privacy native in the browser as opposed to just an extension is something we’ve been advocating for a expanded duration from all the browser manufacturers,” said Ari Schwartz, deputy director at the Center for Democracy and Technology. “Incorporating all of these privacy features at once is a major step forward. Safari has some built-in privacy and Firefox has extensions. Native privacy is better.”

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