We still see an alarming number of users visiting our sites using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). Although for the first time, IE8 and IE7 both had a slightly higher share than IE6.

We urge users who continue to use IE6 to update to IE7 or IE8, or switch to an alternative as soon as possible. There are numerous reasons for this. IE6 has been shown many times to be insecure, lacking privacy options, has no protection from XSS or phishing attacks, and it’s not compliant with common web standards. It’s also much slower than modern browsers, particuarly with javascript.

Upgrading your browser can have many benefits. The most important being enhanced security and privacy. Other benefits include a better browsing experience through better compliance and faster rendering. So please, upgrade your browsers!