Use Microsoft Edge to Prevent Websites From Tracking You Online [Guide]
0Use Microsoft Edge to Prevent Websites From Tracking You Online [Guide]
Have you ever searched for a product online, only to have advertisements for similar products follow you around on completely unrelated sites? This happens because websites track your internet activity through advertising cookies and other means. If you are concerned about privacy, tracking prevention can protect you from websites that collect your data. In this tutorial, we explain what Tracking prevention is in Microsoft Edge, how Tracking prevention works, and how to configure it.
Websites use tracking mechanisms to collect data about your browsing, likes, clicks, and shopping habits to serve up personalized ads. In fact, trackers can collect data about you across multiple sites. Even ones you haven’t visited. That’s why it seems like ads for a product or service are following you around online. And some trackers can be harmful. Ones that are detected as cryptomining or fingerprinting in the background. Not only do trackers have privacy implications, but they use up system resources.
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Browsers such as Microsoft Edge rely on cookies and trackers that collect your personal data to improve your overall browsing experience. For instance, cookies can help to improve page load speed, remember preferences, and serve you targeted ads.
While this is often convenient, it also raises certain privacy concerns, like how much data do browsers have on you, and how're they using such data. Thankfully, Edge has built-in features that provide enhanced privacy protection when browsing the internet.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.