![]() If you don’t want your browsing history sent to Microsoft for personalization you can turn off the Have Cortana assist me in Microsoft Edge setting.”Īnd the official explanation for page prediction: ![]() “If you’re using Cortana with Microsoft Edge, your browsing history will be sent to Microsoft to help Cortana personalize your experience. Again, it's hard to find a reason why this data isn't processed locally and is submitted to Microsoft. ![]() The former is supposed to assist you as you browse the web, so it's pretty clear why it needs to look into your browsing history (but it's not so clear why it has to send it to Microsoft, while the latter can predict your next page and pre-load it for faster browsing. If we are to trust Microsoft's documents, it's because of Cortana and page prediction features. Identifying the causeįirst and foremost, we need to identify why browsing data is collected in Microsoft Edge. Obviously, Redmond says that this information is encrypted and is only used to improve its services, such as Cortana and other browser features, but we all know what that actually means.įor privacy advocates, having browsing data collected and submitted to a third party is a nightmare, but the biggest problem isn't necessary the feature itself, but the fact that, unless you read the tens of pages of privacy terms, you're not aware of the features that might be running on your PC to gather this information. So basically, every single website that you visit is logged, and once you end a browsing session, this log is automatically submitted to Microsoft. Microsoft Edge, the new browser that replaces Internet Explorer as the default option in Windows 10, does that too, and although settings to block this data collection are indeed being offered, many users might not be aware that their browsing history is tracked and then sent to the software giant. Windows 10 has dragged Microsoft into one of the worst privacy scandals in the last couple of years, as the default settings that come with the operating system automatically collect user data and send it to the company.
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