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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year 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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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year 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 only in the Canary version for now.

Although the feature sounds exciting, recent Microsoft Edge Canary updates have provided more information on how image enhancement works.

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