The Edge of Microsoft’s new Web browser, which debuted with the release of Windows 10. It was to replace Internet Explorer, which – to put it mildly – never enjoyed very good reputation in the online world.
The Edge has before a very difficult task, and the latest news service Forensic Focus suggests that it may be even more difficult. It turns out that the new browser the Redmond giant has a big problem with taking care of the privacy of its users.
Ashish Singh, a specialist in security, decided to see whether private browser mode Edge is safe. To his surprise, it turned out that does not work as it should.
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Parties are indeed visible from your browser – history does not. But there are … on the hard drive. The file WebCache, the same standard that saves your search history.
The good news? Both us and the press The Verge , failed to gain access to your browsing history in the way described by Singh himself. Fortunately for users, “while” these data therefore requires the right tools and knowledge.
The bad news is that you can develop applications that expose users to the loss of privacy. Who trusts the browser, which could in some way betray our secrets?
Of course, there are tools that will help keep track of our actions in private mode. The browser still saves after all cookies, creates a local folder, which stores data from a private session.
Using the private not protect our anonymity – managing servers still see your IP address, can also us identify which could lead to the fact that somewhere on some servers in our “private search history” is correlated with the “official”.
The Edge is not the only browser that causes problems, “believers in anonymity “- similar to users Chrome on OS X . Let us remember, therefore, that privacy will only provide the right tools and accessories.
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