The new Profile Assistant in Internet Explorer 4.0 makes it easy for you share registration and demographic information with Web sites that require this information, while maintaining your privacy and safety. This saves you from having to repeatedly enter the same information, such as your address or e-mail name, every time you visit a new Web site. At the same time, none of this information can be viewed on your computer, or shared with others, without your permission.
When a Web site requests information from Profile Assistant, the request will tell you:
This enables you to verify who is requesting information, choose which information (if any) to share, and understand how the Web site intends to use the information.
You can encrypt your personal information, both when it is transmitted and as it is stored on your computer.
Profile Assistant complies with industry-supported Internet privacy standards, so that it can work with other Internet programs and servers.