Microsoft Edge Can 'Steal' Data From Google Chrome

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JAKARTA Microsoft Edge's performance is getting better, but it is undeniable that people prefer Google Chrome. Therefore, Microsoft began to act aggressively.

Based on The Verge's findings, the Windows update allows Microsoft Edge to retrieve data from Google Chrome. All active tabs currently open in Chrome can switch to Microsoft Edge.

This data transfer notch is quite confusing because users are never asked to import or sync data to Edge. In fact, if users rarely open Edge, this data transfer will still occur when Edge opens.

Apparently, this happened because the latest version of Windows made Edge import Chrome data by default. Data transferred from other crowds includes search history, rookies, automatic content data, settings, and much more.

Some Windows users may like this data transfer system, but the rest don't. Reporting from 9to5google, many users on platform X see the transfer of this data as a very disturbing measure.

What's more, when Windows users reboot their devices, Edge will immediately open and display synced data from Chrome. Again, this happens without being asked or ordered by Windows users.

Therefore, the emergence of complaints over the transfer of this data makes a lot of sense because Microsoft did it without consent. However, Windows users don't need to worry about this problem because they can immediately disable the feature.

To disable the system, users must open the Microsoft Edge application first. After that, go to Settings and tap Profile, then disable the feature through the Import Browse Data menu.