Web User - UK (2020-02-05)

Workshop 4

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Set your privacy options in the new Edge

A

s you’ll know by now, Microsoft has ditched the old

version of its Edge browser and launched a completely

new one that’s based on Google’s Chromium code.

WhileChromeuserswillrecognisemanyofthetoolsand

settings, Microsoft has added its own

selection of new privacy tools. In this

workshop, we show you where to find

themandhowtosetthem up.

MicrosoftEdge:bit.ly/edge494 | 10 mins | Windows 10

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Duringinstallation,readthroughthesetupoptions,

whichletyouoptoutofkeyprivacyfeatures.^1 Youcan

switchtheseofflaterif youmissany.Onceinstalled,click

themenubutton,^2 chooseSettings,thenPrivacyorenter

edge://settings/privacyin theaddressbar.

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Trackingprotectionis onbydefaultandsettoBalanced.

(^1) This should block most websites from following you
aroundtheweb,butwon’tpreventsitesfromworking
bydisablingshoppingcartsandotheressentials.Toseethe
sitesEdgehasblockedsofar,click‘Blockedtrackers’.^2
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Youcanchooseanotheroptionif youprefer– justclick
it orusetheswitchtoturnoff‘Trackingprevention’.^1
If youfinda sitethatisn’tworkingproperly,usethe
Basicsetting^2 beforeyoutryswitchingit offcompletely.
TheStrictsetting^3 stopssomewebsitesfromworking.
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Under‘Clearbrowsingdata’,youcanclick‘Choose
whattoclear’^1 toperforma sweepofyourhistory.
AswithChrome,thisonlyappliestorecenthistory
workingbackfromnow,^2 thoughyoucaneraseeverything
if youlike.Ticktheboxes^3 andclick‘Clearnow’.^4
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Click ‘Choose what to clear every time you close the
browser’toselectfroma similarlist,exceptthisdata
is deletedeverytimeyoushutthebrowser.Backin
Settings,scrolldowntokeeppaymentinfoprivate^1 and
choose whether you’re prepared to send info to Microsoft.^2
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Checktheoptionstoblockthird-partycookies.Click
‘Sitepermissions’,^1 then‘Cookiesandsitedata’.
Switchontheoptionto‘Blockthird-partycookies’.^2
In theSystemsection,^3 you can switch off ‘Continue running
background apps when Microsoft Edge is closed’.
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