Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 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

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 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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1•2 years ago
Easy fix: use Firefox or ungoogled Chromium instead of Edge.

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