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MICROSOFT'S LATEST VPN-LIKE FEATURE BRINGS ADDED NETWORK PRIVACY TO EDGE USERS
THE MICROSOFT EDGE SECURE NETWORK FEATURE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN PREVIEW AND
OFFERS SIMILAR DATA PRIVACY PROTECTIONS TO APPLE'S PRIVATE RELAY TOOL
by: Connor Jones
29 Apr 2022
29 Apr 2022
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Details of a new Microsoft Edge feature that appears to mimic Apple’s iCloud
Private Relay have emerged on an official support page.
Called the Microsoft Edge Secure Network, the feature aims to help keep users’
browsing sessions safe and private. It's currently available in ‘preview’, which
Microsoft uses to let experienced users and developers trial experimental
features before pushing them to its wider user base.
* Mobile operators deny blocking Apple's Private Relay feature
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There are a number of key elements to Microsoft Edge Secure Network, the first
of which is encrypted network traffic. Microsoft said users’ internet
connections will be routed from the Edge browser, through an encrypted tunnel to
create a secure connection, even if the website is unsecured itself, helping
stop hackers browse data over a public Wi-Fi network, for example.
The second benefit is tied to the encrypted traffic which will also help prevent
online tracking, similar to the key selling point of Apple’s Private Relay.
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Microsoft said that encrypted network traffic means internet service providers
(ISPs) cannot collect user browsing data, such as the websites they visit, thus
preserving user privacy.
Microsoft Edge Secure Network is not officially being touted as a virtual
private network (VPN), or a VPN-like product, but comparisons have been drawn by
onlookers, nonetheless.
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While the new feature does offer the functionality of masking an IP address,
browsing with a virtual one to further improve online anonymity, users are
unable to pick a specific location from which they want to appear to be
browsing.
The IP address masking used by Microsoft will replace a user’s geolocation with
a similar regional address in a further bid to prevent online tracking from the
likes of ISPs.
The feature is free for users, up to a point. In its early preview build, users
can get 1GB of free data per month and there does not seem to be an option to
purchase a greater limit at this time.
Microsoft
If Microsoft Edge Secure Network is made generally available, it’s likely that
paid subscription tiers will be introduced, but Microsoft is just gathering
feedback at this stage.
To enable the new feature, users running a preview build can simply head to
Edge’s settings and click ‘Secure Network’. Microsoft will ask users to register
for a Microsoft account if they have not already done so and then the feature
will be activated.
Microsoft Edge Secure Network is being rolled out in partnership with leading
web performance and security company Cloudflare which is providing a secure
remote proxy for the browser.
Cloudflare said it will only collect limited amounts of data about the
HTTP/HTTPS requests sent to the Cloudflare proxy by the Edge Secure Network and
will delete temporary logs after a maximum of 25 hours.
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