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Ars Technica
7 months ago
Web development

Microsoft Edge is apparently seamlessly usurping Chrome on people's PCs

Users running Chrome on Windows 10 or 11 are experiencing their browsing sessions being replicated in Microsoft Edge.
The issue may be due to a bug or a feature in Edge that imports browsing data from Chrome upon launching the browser. [ more ]
The Verge
7 months ago
Web development

Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too

Microsoft Edge is automatically opening with Chrome tabs after Windows updates
There is a setting in Edge that imports data from Google Chrome without user confirmation [ more ]
Ars Technica
7 months ago
Web development

Microsoft Edge is apparently seamlessly usurping Chrome on people's PCs

Users running Chrome on Windows 10 or 11 are experiencing their browsing sessions being replicated in Microsoft Edge.
The issue may be due to a bug or a feature in Edge that imports browsing data from Chrome upon launching the browser. [ more ]
The Verge
7 months ago
Web development

Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too

Microsoft Edge is automatically opening with Chrome tabs after Windows updates
There is a setting in Edge that imports data from Google Chrome without user confirmation [ more ]
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PBS NewsHour
8 months ago
Digital life

Google settles $5 billion lawsuit alleging it tracked 'incognito mode' activity

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used incognito mode in its Chrome browser and similar private modes in other browsers.
The lawsuit claimed that Google misled users into believing that their internet activities wouldn't be tracked while using incognito mode. [ more ]
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