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It was true in 2023, but I haven't found any updates on the story since then. It was sending a request to the domain "bingapis.com" with HTTP referer of the cu

by Dwedit 2y ago

It was true in 2023, but I haven't found any updates on the story since then. It was sending a request to the domain "bingapis.com" with HTTP referer of the current page. Thus, sending your URL to Microsoft. It was a feature that could be turned off, but was on by default.

tonyhart7 2y ago
how can this possible??? EU or DOJ should sue the fuck out of microsoft since its ON by default
- thyristan 2y ago
  They should, yes. Don't know why DOJ doesn't. But in case of the EU, Microsoft is handled with very soft gloves in all aspects because corrupt idiotic bureaucrats on all levels can't imagine a life without their Windows, Outlook and Excel. So the throw their hands up in the air, cry "but there are no alternatives, we cannot do anything here" and continue their extended post-lunch-sleep.
jasonjayr 2y ago
What is the feature that can be shut off ?
- Dwedit 2y ago
  https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697532/microsoft-edge-browser-url-leak-bing-privacy https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697532/microsoft-edge-b... It's the "Show suggestions to follow creators in Microsoft Edge" feature. But that's not the only time Edge has been caught with a feature that sends all your URLs to Microsoft: https://x.com/scriptjunkie1/status/1152280517972299777 https://x.com/scriptjunkie1/status/1152280517972299777 - "Anonymous" statistics sends your Windows SID along with the URL visited for the smartscreen feature https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/147rdv4/microsoft_edges_enhance_image_feature_is_sending/ https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/147rdv4/microsoft... - an Image Enhancement feature sends image URLs to Microsoft https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNetsec/comments/96nwgd/microsoft_edge_sends_your_urls_to_bing_even_when/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNetsec/comments/96nwgd/microsoft... - With search suggestions enabled, search suggestions and URLs entered into address bar go to Microsoft regardless of which search engine is selected (Really, typing http: or https: ought to mean no suggestions generated at all)

by Dwedit 2y ago

tonyhart7 2y ago

how can this possible??? EU or DOJ should sue the fuck out of microsoft since its ON by default

thyristan 2y ago
They should, yes. Don't know why DOJ doesn't. But in case of the EU, Microsoft is handled with very soft gloves in all aspects because corrupt idiotic bureaucrats on all levels can't imagine a life without their Windows, Outlook and Excel. So the throw their hands up in the air, cry "but there are no alternatives, we cannot do anything here" and continue their extended post-lunch-sleep.

jasonjayr 2y ago

What is the feature that can be shut off ?

Dwedit 2y ago
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697532/microsoft-edge-browser-url-leak-bing-privacy https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697532/microsoft-edge-b... It's the "Show suggestions to follow creators in Microsoft Edge" feature. But that's not the only time Edge has been caught with a feature that sends all your URLs to Microsoft: https://x.com/scriptjunkie1/status/1152280517972299777 https://x.com/scriptjunkie1/status/1152280517972299777 - "Anonymous" statistics sends your Windows SID along with the URL visited for the smartscreen feature https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/147rdv4/microsoft_edges_enhance_image_feature_is_sending/ https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/147rdv4/microsoft... - an Image Enhancement feature sends image URLs to Microsoft https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNetsec/comments/96nwgd/microsoft_edge_sends_your_urls_to_bing_even_when/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNetsec/comments/96nwgd/microsoft... - With search suggestions enabled, search suggestions and URLs entered into address bar go to Microsoft regardless of which search engine is selected (Really, typing http: or https: ought to mean no suggestions generated at all)