Microsoft's Edge browser has recently enhanced its 'Edge Secure Network' feature, which now offers 5GB of data, significantly increasing from the previously offered 1GB.
The Edge Secure Network uses Cloudflare's routing to encrypt your internet connection and secure your data against online threats, such as hacking attempts.
To use the Edge Secure Network, users must sign in with their Microsoft account, a requirement to monitor the monthly Secure Network data usage. This tracking is crucial to provide the free 5GB service and to determine when the data limit has been exhausted.
Importantly, Microsoft ensures the user's Microsoft account identity is not shared with the service provider (Cloudflare) during a Secure Network connection.
Upon signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account, sync will also be activated, making browsing data accessible across all signed-in versions of Microsoft Edge. This sync includes browsing history, favorites, settings, form fill data, passwords, extensions, open tabs, and collections.
The Edge Secure Network has been in development for almost a year and is now beginning to roll out to more users in the Edge stable version.
It works by routing your traffic through an encrypted tunnel, creating a secure connection. As a result, all URLs, including those served over an insecure HTTP connection, are accessed securely, making it more difficult for attackers to obtain your browsing data.
While Edge's Secure Network cannot replace all VPN functions – such as selecting your preferred location or enabling blocked streaming content on platforms like Netflix – it does provide the ability to access Torrent sites blocked by the ISP.
Via Leo.
Comments
DrkKnight - 10 months ago
"While Edge's Secure Network cannot replace all VPN functions – such as selecting your preferred location or enabling blocked streaming content on platforms like Netflix – it does provide the ability to access Torrent sites blocked by the ISP"
Oh that's cool ... because torrenting is so much more important than any other VPN function .... smh
b1k3rdude - 10 months ago
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And its not like M$ can be trusted not to collate & spy on the VPN traffic from within the browser, because as we know, M$ is all about user privacy.
This is just something else M$ foisted upon users that they never asked for, and that will be disabled at the first oppurtunity. Anyone that wants a proper vpn, will use a paid for service who's hub "isnt" based in one of the 14 eyes.
horsedoggs - 10 months ago
"+1
And its not like M$ can be trusted not to collate & spy on the VPN traffic from within the browser, because as we know, M$ is all about user privacy.
This is just something else M$ foisted upon users that they never asked for, and that will be disabled at the first oppurtunity. Anyone that wants a proper vpn, will use a paid for service who's hub "isnt" based in one of the 14 eyes."
Bro can you hear yourself, take off your tinfoil hat
Hmm888 - 10 months ago
Lol. Unless you're Snowden or Prigozhin, worrying about 5 or 14 eyes is pointless. But if it gives one confidence then by all means, show off one's tin foil hat.