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Clearing Browsing Data on Close
Clearing Browsing Data on Close
Instead of manually clearing your browsing data, you can schedule Microsoft Edge to automatically delete it from the browser when you close all windows. This feature...
I would be interested to know whether this is a simple deletion or a secure deletion. Whether this is of use to me or anyone else in business might well depend on the answer to that.
Eric_Lawrence
Microsoft
MicrosoftWhen you say "Secure Deletion" what specifically do you mean?
In general, you should use Bitlocker Full Disk Encryption to mitigate physically-local attackers. There's a fuller explanation of why local attackers are outside of the browser threat model here: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/security/faq.md#Why-arent-physically_local-attacks-in-Chromes-threat-model
In general, you should use Bitlocker Full Disk Encryption to mitigate physically-local attackers. There's a fuller explanation of why local attackers are outside of the browser threat model here: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/security/faq.md#Why-arent-physically_local-attacks-in-Chromes-threat-model