Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft, here is how to disable that

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Microsoft Edge is a feature-packed browser with many tools and options to make your browsing experience better and more convenient. However, some of those features raise privacy concerns.

Not so long ago, Microsoft Edge ended up in hot waters after users discovered a bug leaking your browser history to Bing. Now you may want to toggle off another feature to ensure Edge is not sending every picture you view online to Microsoft.

Edge has a built-in image enhancement tool that, according to Microsoft, can use "super-resolution to improve clarity, sharpness, lighting, and contrast in images on the web." Although the feature sounds exciting, recent Microsoft Edge Canary updates have provided more information on how image enhancement works.

The browser now warns that it sends image links to Microsoft instead of performing on-device enhancements.

Microsoft Edge has another AI-based feature called Video Super Resolution. It makes low-res videos sharper and less pixelated. However, it uses on-device processing powered by discrete graphics cards instead of sending the content to Microsoft.

It was off (by default?) on my system.

Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft, here is how to disable that

Microsoft Edge has many convenient features to improve your browsing experience. However, some of those features raise privacy concerns. One, for example, sends images you view directly to Microsoft.

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[Ink]

Sounds like a lot of unnecessary processing to AI-enhance an image that users will never look at twice.

Does the AI use the same toolset found in OneDrive’s Photo Editor?

 

[MuzzMelbourne]

...'shakes his head in disbelief' emoji...

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Looking forward to this:

You'll be able to add or remove optional features from Edge

Microsoft will soon let you remove bloat from Edge

You'll be able to add or remove optional features from Edge.

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