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Microsoft Edge Insiders can now use Tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge preview builds starting with version 77.0.203.0 (today’s Canary channel release). Tracking prevention is meant to keep you from being followed by websites you don’t directly visit. When someone visits a website, trackers from other sites may store information in the browser using cookies and other storage methods.
This information could include the sites you’ve visited and the kinds of content you’re interested in. This builds a digital profile that companies can use to show you more relevant content when you visit other sites. The implementation in Microsoft Edge Insider preview builds is still early, and it is likely to change as we hear from our customers and continue to test the feature.
How to use Tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge
- The new Microsoft Edge has built-in tracking prevention that will detect, and block known trackers.
- To manage Microsoft’s tracking prevention level settings, click the Options button (three dots) at the upper-right corner of the screen and choose Settings > Privacy and services.
- Alternately you can copy and paste the following into the address bar:
- edge://settings/privacy
- There you will find the tracking prevention section. It has three levels you can choose: Basic, Balanced, or Strict. It is set to “Balanced” by default, but you can change it to a different level if you want.
Tracking Prevention Setting for Mobile
- On the mobile version of Edge head to Settings > Privacy and security > Tracking Prevention and choose the level you want there. It’s set to Basic on mobile just as it is on the desktop version.
- Data mining is a multi-billion dollar-a-year industry. And tracking is complex and constantly evolving. But the more you can do to help protect your privacy online the better. And the tracking prevention feature in the new Microsoft Edge is another protection mechanism.
What is Tracking?
Tracking is a marketing method that lets you use different tools to find out how well a certain campaign is doing. In other words, tracking is a way to keep track of how well advertising campaigns are doing. It lets you find out from the platform who is coming to your landing page and what they are doing once they are there.
Tracking in graphic design can be used for individual letters or for a whole paragraph of text on a page. Tracking is a technique that many designers use to improve the look of an asset slowly and subtly.
FAQ
What is edge tracker?
The EDGE Tracker is a piece of technology that makes the Camera Head follow any vehicle or other moving object it is attached to. On winding roads, for example, the EDGE Tracker keeps the camera in the same place, so you don’t have to worry about back-pan compensation.
How does tracking Protection work?
With Tracking Protection, you can choose which websites can collect information from your computer. You can stop websites from directly or indirectly tracking you. When you go to one website, that website will often send the information you give it to another website.