New IE browser may screw up tracking

Blocks cookies, third party gifs

[cgrantski]

IE 8 has some privacy features that could prevent programs like Google Analytics from collecting data, and make it easier than ever to turn off persistent cookies. While this is great on the privacy side, it also has potential for messing up reporting.

I don't think we're supposed to post links here, but if you search on

inprivate browsing blocking IE8 privacy

You'll get to the MS Internet Explorer weblog [blogs.msdn.com] and you can read the details.

There's nothing particularly new here compared to FF and so forth, but it's still going to be a big deal.

[edited by: Receptional at 1:33 pm (utc) on Sep. 3, 2008]
[edit reason] Link added. [/edit]

[MadeWillis]

I saw this last week. Tracking PPC sales and other paid sources shouldn't really be affectd, but this will surely not help my ability to track sales from organic placements.