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I wonder why Microsoft doesn't make Edge a privacy-oriented browser. I'm surprised they think they can make more from the data economy than they would gain by s

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't make Edge a privacy-oriented browser. I'm surprised they think they can make more from the data economy than they would gain by seriously hurting Google et al.

itsbits 4y ago
They have a private experience setup available(not private mode).I don't remember name but as soon as you install edge, it asks what level privacy you want to manage. That I guess should be fine.
Nextgrid 4y ago
Microsoft went all-in on "growth & engagement" since Windows 8. Why sell OSes for money when you can get "engagement" instead?
ravenstine 4y ago
Because Microsoft has had a history of caring about privacy? I'd expect something like this from Apple with Safari, but not Microsoft. M$ can't even give its own developer base privacy by allowing all telemetry to be disabled.
- legalcorrection 4y ago
  Companies don't care about jack shit. Tim Cook doesn't "believe in" privacy, he thinks it helps sell devices (and that lack of privacy could lead to scandal that would hurt sales).
  - ravenstine 4y ago
    Whether one company is effectively more private than the other has nothing to do with what the company actually believes. It doesn't really matter what they believe. When you compare the two companies, Microsoft arguably has a greater history of embedding tracking in its products than Apple. This isn't to say that Apple doesn't track anything. As far as I'm aware, Apple didn't help the NSA bypass encryption or build backdoors into its OS.
ntoskrnl 4y ago
There's too much money to be made foisting payday loans on the dwindling userbase. https://www.howtogeek.com/769427/microsoft-edge-wants-to-give-you-a-loan/ https://www.howtogeek.com/769427/microsoft-edge-wants-to-giv...
- legalcorrection 4y ago
  Those aren't payday loans, but interesting nonetheless.
fritigern 4y ago
Since when does Microsoft care about privacy?

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't make Edge a privacy-oriented browser. I'm surprised they think they can make more from the data economy than they would gain by seriously hurting Google et al.

itsbits 4y ago

They have a private experience setup available(not private mode).I don't remember name but as soon as you install edge, it asks what level privacy you want to manage. That I guess should be fine.

Nextgrid 4y ago

Microsoft went all-in on "growth & engagement" since Windows 8. Why sell OSes for money when you can get "engagement" instead?

ravenstine 4y ago

Because Microsoft has had a history of caring about privacy? I'd expect something like this from Apple with Safari, but not Microsoft. M$ can't even give its own developer base privacy by allowing all telemetry to be disabled.

legalcorrection 4y ago
Companies don't care about jack shit. Tim Cook doesn't "believe in" privacy, he thinks it helps sell devices (and that lack of privacy could lead to scandal that would hurt sales).
- ravenstine 4y ago
  Whether one company is effectively more private than the other has nothing to do with what the company actually believes. It doesn't really matter what they believe. When you compare the two companies, Microsoft arguably has a greater history of embedding tracking in its products than Apple. This isn't to say that Apple doesn't track anything. As far as I'm aware, Apple didn't help the NSA bypass encryption or build backdoors into its OS.

ntoskrnl 4y ago

There's too much money to be made foisting payday loans on the dwindling userbase. https://www.howtogeek.com/769427/microsoft-edge-wants-to-give-you-a-loan/ https://www.howtogeek.com/769427/microsoft-edge-wants-to-giv...

legalcorrection 4y ago
Those aren't payday loans, but interesting nonetheless.

fritigern 4y ago

Since when does Microsoft care about privacy?