Cookies, IP addresses, ad preferences—all of this can be collected and exploited. If you want to reduce this, though, you can use the tracking prevention settings in the new Microsoft Edge browser.
The new Edge browser is based on the Chromium engine, which is the same browsing engine that powers Google Chrome. To get started, download and install the new Edge browser. Tracking prevention stops this from happening. It also stops ad networks and other potentially more harmful types of trackers from collecting your data and abusing it. By default, Edge blocks anything Microsoft deems potentially harmful, but it allows other types of tracking. The tracking prevention feature in Microsoft Edge protects users from online tracking by restricting the ability of trackers to access browser-based storage as well as the network.
It is built to uphold the Microsoft Edge browser privacy promise while also ensuring that there is no impact by default to website compatibility or the economic viability of the web.
The tracking prevention feature in Microsoft Edge is made up of three main components that work together to determine whether a specific resource from a website should be classified as a tracker and blocked.
The components are as follows:. The first component of the tracking prevention feature in Microsoft Edge is classification. To classify online trackers and group them into categories, Microsoft Edge uses the Disconnect open source tracking protection lists.
To determine if a URL is considered a tracker by the classification system in Microsoft Edge, a series of host names are checked, starting with an exact match and then proceeding to check for partial matches for up to four labels beyond the top-level domain. If any of those host names match with a host name on the Disconnect lists , Microsoft Edge proceeds with evaluating enforcement actions to prevent users from being tracked.
To provide protection from tracking actions on the web, Microsoft Edge takes two enforcement actions against classified trackers:. A user may choose the page info flyout icon on the left side of the address bar to find out which trackers were blocked on a specific page:.
How the enforcements are applied depends on what level of tracking prevention the user selected and the mitigations that may apply. To ensure that web compatibility is preserved as much as possible, Microsoft Edge has three mitigations to help balance enforcements in specific situations.
Before diving into the mitigations, it is worth defining the concept of an "Organization" or "Org" for short. Disconnect also maintains a list called entities. The tracking prevention feature in Microsoft Edge uses this list in both the Org Relationship mitigation and the Org Engagement mitigation to minimize the occurrence of compatibility issues caused by tracking prevention affecting cross-organizational requests. Several popular websites maintain both websites and Content Delivery Networks CDNs to serve static resources and content to those sites.
Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Well, it won't stop them. But it will stop harmful scripts in their tracks. Sketchy sites often run malicious code that uses the resources of your device to mine cryptocurrencies.
Not only do they slow down your web browsing, but they also hurt battery life. The Basic setting helps prevent that. Additionally, it blocks fingerprinting scripts that use device-specific information to track you. If personalized ads creep you out, then this setting should do you a world of good.
It blocks most advertising trackers straight off the bat, so you won't, for example, see that toaster that you just searched in Google popping up in ads everywhere! The Balanced setting also does a good job of avoiding the negative impact of anti-tracking. It doesn't block trackers that are essential for a site's functionality so you won't get caught up with broken site elements. The Strict Tracking Prevention setting blocks almost all trackers that load alongside websites.
Yes — even those that are required for a site to function properly. Don't worry — the majority of sites will still show up fine. But expect odd quirks, such as defective social media plugins or embedded videos not playing properly.
Tracking Prevention isn't advertised as an ad blocker, but the Strict setting also helps load fewer ads, which is likely due to the lack of third-party trackers. The Strict level even improves site performance; this is possible since most trackers — advertising, analytics, social, etc.
That also applies to the Balanced setting, but to a lesser extent. It depends on what you want. If you prefer personalized ads without being exposed to cryptominers and privacy-invading fingerprinters, then the Basic level of Tracking Prevention should work like a charm.
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