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Edge 118: updated on-page search may send data to Microsoft (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] leds@feddit.dk 49 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Microsoft Edge submits the following data to Microsoft cloud services using a HTTPS connection:

The text of the webpage.

Interesting , this has implications for pages that are not on public internet. Viewing confidential/secret company documents in edge?

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You left out the important bit before that:

When users enable "include related matches in Find on page", Microsoft Edge submits the following data to Microsoft cloud services using a HTTPS connection:

Seems like nothing gets sent if you do a normal exact search.

[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

For now.

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