

Tracking Prevention (Image credit: iMore) The trade-off is you receive a less robust and personalized experience compared to the Basic option. The Balanced approach, which Microsoft recommends for most users, blocks harmful trackers and those from sites you haven't visited. Under Basic, Microsoft blocks trackers it thinks are potentially harmful, while allowing others that are intended to personalize your web content and ads. At launch, Microsoft Edge offers three levels of tracking prevention, Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Unfortunately, separating the two isn't always easy. The trackers, which collect data about how you interact with a site, includes a mix of good and bad actors.

In Microsoft Edge, you get to decide how much free rein web trackers have while you're surfing. While nothing is 100 percent secure, Microsoft is doing its part to push its Edge browser closer to absolute security through tracking prevention and a so-called SmartScreen tool. Hackers will always target web browsers and I don't expect that will ever change. Enable content filters and access activity reports with your Microsoft Family Safety account and experience a kid-friendly web with Kids Mode.Microsoft Edge tracking (Image credit: iMore) Microsoft Edge has features to keep both you and your family protected. Microsoft Edge security and privacy features such as Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, Password Monitor, InPrivate search, and Kids Mode help keep you and your loved ones protected and secure online. The new Microsoft Edge provides world class performance with more privacy, more productivity and more value while you browse.īuilt on the same technology as Chrome, Microsoft Edge has additional built-in features like Startup boost and Sleeping tabs, which boost your browsing experience with world class performance and speed that are optimized to work best with Windows. Microsoft Edge is also available on iOS and Android, providing a true cross-platform experience. Rebuilt from the ground up to bring you world-class compatibility and performance, the security and privacy you deserve, and new features designed to bring you the best of the web.
