Is Microsoft Edge filching Firefox, Chrome users' data? Here's what Microsoft says

Microsoft Edge was a hot topic over the weekend as a result of a Reddit post alleging the browser imports browser data from Chrome and Firefox without permission. The text of the original post has since been deleted, only many comments echo the same sentiment, alleging that Microsoft Edge gathers data from Chrome and Firefox without permission.

One Redditor, orcusmorcus, states:

I just installed Border today for testing, and I noticed my bookmarks from Firefox announced in the groundwork/browser BEHIND the import credence dialog. The bookmarks disappeared after I said I didn't want it to import annihilation. Obviously it still went looking before asking!

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We reached out to Microsoft subsequently spotting the Reddit thread. A Microsoft spokesperson sent usa the following statement:

We believe browser data belongs to the customer and they take the correct to make up one's mind what they should do with it. Similar other browsers, Microsoft Border offers people the opportunity to import data during setup.

As a flake of background information, during the first run experience of Microsoft Edge, people are shown an option to discard or continue imported data. If they choose to discard it, the data is deleted. If a person stops the showtime run experience early, by using Chore Manager or another manner that cuts information technology off, there can exist some residual data that might not be deleted.

Note that there are options for discarding or keeping data. There is not an option to not take the data imported in the outset place.

If you are concerned about the imported information, you should go through the first run experience entirely and select to discard the data. If you lot shut the experience early with Task Manager some data could stick around.

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