ChatGPT has lately been the cynosure and the absolute object of interest for everyone.
Due to this Microsoft Edge has also garnered attention, however there is a new development which said that the browser has been leaking users’ visited sites to its API site, bingapis.com.
Privacy Issue
Initially brought to light by Reddit user Hackermchackface, who disovered the flaw on the site said that “Searching for references to this URL gives very few results, no documentation on this feature at all.”
While most users were unable to identify the exact cause of the privacy issue, software engineer Rafael Rivera investigated the matter and found that it was a “poorly implemented new feature in Edge.”
He informed that the Verge that “Microsoft Edge now has a creator follow feature that is enabled by default”.
He added, “It appears the intent was to notify Bing when you’re on certain pages, such as YouTube, The Verge, and Reddit. But it doesn’t appear to be working correctly, instead sending nearly every domain you visit to Bing.”
Microsoft Acknowledges the Issue & is Working on the Fix
As per the reports, the Microsoft began testing the creator follow feature last year but only recently implemented it widely. It allows users to subscribe and discover artists and creators across the web. If users choose to stop using the feature, Bing will not send URLs to bingapis.com, preventing the privacy flaw.
Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix. Until then, it is recommended that users disable the creator follow feature.
