A security researcher has revealed that the SmartScreen feature of Microsoft Edge is sharing full URLs of pages visited with the Windows-maker. Also shared are users' account IDs, raising concerns about privacy-invading tracking of browsing history. SmartScreen is a security feature that Microsoft uses to identify phishing and malware websites, but the lack of obfuscation or anonymization of URLs shared with the company opens ups the potential for invasions of privacy and the revealing of sensitive information. See also: Microsoft to pay $26 million to settle claims of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Microsoft plows $1 billion into OpenAI… [Continue Reading]
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