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Microsoft Edge and the Privacy Issue: URLs Sent to Bing
A bug was discovered that caused the Edge browser to send all visited URLs directly to Microsoft without informing the user.
Microsoft Edge is a popular web browser that comes pre-installed on Windows devices. It has been widely used by users all around the world since its launch in 2015. However, it has recently been found that Microsoft Edge has a privacy issue where all URLs typed in the address bar are being sent to Bing, Microsoft’s search engine.
This has raised major concerns among the users who are worried about their privacy being compromised. In this blog post, we will discuss this privacy issue in detail and its implications for the users.
The Privacy Issue
The privacy issue with Microsoft Edge is that whenever a user types a URL in the address bar, it is being sent to Bing, even if the user has set a different search engine as their default. This means that Microsoft is collecting data on the users’ browsing habits, which includes the URLs they visit.
This data can be used for targeted advertising or sold to third-party companies. This is a serious privacy concern as users expect their browsing data to be kept private.
