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# Link: On-by-default Edge feature seems to be sending all the URLs you visit to Bing

=> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/on-by-default-edge-feature-seems-to-be-sending-all-the-urls-you-visit-to-bing/ On-by-default Edge feature seems to be sending all the URLs you visit to Bing
> Microsoft's Edge browser has a relatively recent on-by-default feature that allows you to "follow content creators" in Edge itself.  
> The problem is that this feature may be sending information about every single site you visit in Edge to Microsoft. 

I feel there’s been a lot of attempts to rehabilitate Microsoft recently, especially from tech people that are all in with Microsoft tooling, but it shouldn’t surprise anyone to see this behavior.  

> the feature intended to only notify Bing when you were on specific sites you had elected to follow but that "it doesn’t appear to be working correctly, instead sending nearly every domain you visit to Bing." 

sure, bugs happen, but just as well it might have been left there until someone called it out. I’d rather my browser not send *anything* without explicit consent
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	3	=> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/on-by-default-edge-feature-seems-to-be-sending-all-the-urls-you-visit-to-bing/ On-by-default Edge feature seems to be sending all the URLs you visit to Bing
	4	> Microsoft's Edge browser has a relatively recent on-by-default feature that allows you to "follow content creators" in Edge itself.
	5	> The problem is that this feature may be sending information about every single site you visit in Edge to Microsoft.
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	7	I feel there’s been a lot of attempts to rehabilitate Microsoft recently, especially from tech people that are all in with Microsoft tooling, but it shouldn’t surprise anyone to see this behavior.
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	9	> the feature intended to only notify Bing when you were on specific sites you had elected to follow but that "it doesn’t appear to be working correctly, instead sending nearly every domain you visit to Bing."
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	11	sure, bugs happen, but just as well it might have been left there until someone called it out. I’d rather my browser not send anything without explicit consent