Bypass the Do Not Track setting for a given tool/domain in Edge
Hi, Is it possible to turn off the 'Send Do Not Track Request' for a given domain or app in Edge? Or is it just true/false flag? In my organization they do not want to agree to turn it off globally, but I was wondering if it would be possible to somehow whitelist just 1 tool/domain, because it blocks the survey modal of a 3rd party tool that I want to use. Any ideas?Questionable Study Claims Edge "has more privacy-invading telemetry than other browsers"
I'm sure most of you have seen the host of articles and social media posts in March echoing an academic study claiming that Edge is one of the least-private browsers when it comes to collected telemetry. Incredibly, Google Chrome is rated as one of the most private browsers in this study (2nd tier behind Brave)! Some of us have been out there strongly questioning the study's methodology and conclusions. Eventually, a journalist from ZDNet actually talked to a Microsoft spokesperson who, of course, disagreed with the study's results. However, I don't think this quick PR response is adequate to the ongoing damage caused. The initial round of articles make alarming assertions like "...Edge is the least private browser", "Edge Browser Scores Worst in Test..." and "Edge has more privacy-invading telemetry". Subsequent articles quoting Microsoft's spokesperson do little to dispel the attacks with titles like "...Edge flunks privacy test, Redmond cries fowl". Even worse is the ZDNet article which gives Microsoft's response an almost sarcastic backhand and reads more like a Hollywood gossip column. The resulting impression is we can never know for sure which side is right in this entertaining squabble. Weeks later, new comments continue to appear online using this study to back spurious claims that Edge is horrible on privacy. Most of us here know better, but having an authoritative refutation to cite in response to these claims would be helpful. A follow-up study may be the only way to definitively refute the negative press. Specifically, it needs to address residual ambiguity around whether the official release version of Edge sends hardware UUID by default and, if so, if this can easily be turned off in the very beginning by choosing not to share browsing data during install. References: Edge Browser Scores Worst in Test of Telemetry Privacy - Slashdot slashdot.org Microsoft Edge has more privacy-invading telemetry than other browsers betanews.com Microsoft Edge Is The Least Private Browser, Study Finds fossbytes.com Microsoft Edge browser flunks privacy test, Redmond cries foul | Windows Central windowscentral.com A professor says Edge is the worst for privacy. Microsoft isn't happy | ZDNet zdnet.com Original Study from Trinity College In Ireland https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf
