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TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

Edge automatically sends images you view online to Microsoft by default

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Edge automatically sends images you view online to Microsoft by default

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TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft, here is how to disable that

Microsoft Edge has many convenient features to improve your browsing experience. However, some of those features raise privacy concerns. One, for example, sends images you view directly to Microsoft.

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It’s unbelievable what Microsoft can get away with in Edge…

Relevant Hacker News discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36295364

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