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Another scary thing about Edge I hope they choose to amend in the future: Edge "stories" on the new tab page often include Outbrain/Taboola "stories". This mean
by ocdtrekkie 7y ago
Another scary thing about Edge I hope they choose to amend in the future: Edge "stories" on the new tab page often include Outbrain/Taboola "stories". This means you can actually be one-click from launching Edge to a Windows support scam popup page.
I originally looked at Edge as a very secure browser choice until I realized Microsoft's zeal for ad revenue meant it literally came with malicious links built-in.
- geofft 7y agoHm, how much would it cost to buy a "Experts Say This Software Is More Effective Than Antivirus" ad on the Edge new tab page that encourages you to download Chrome?
- ocdtrekkie 7y agoThat would just be another example of someone peddling malware from the Edge New Tab page...
- giancarlostoro 7y agoI would be inclined to say some variant of adware moreso than malware.
- rgoulter 7y agoRelated: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/03/04/prospiracy-theories/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/03/04/prospiracy-theories/
- technion 7y agoIronically, this is one of the first ads I saw when I tried the default Edge page: https://imgur.com/a/TY8CqK2 https://imgur.com/a/TY8CqK2 Text: "A browser that's 200% faster than Chrome". It's an ad for Brave.