[Software] Microsoft Edge is bombarding people with ads

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Ads have started appearing in Edge's new tab page

 

Advertisements have begun appearing in  the lower right corner of Microsoft Edge following a recent update to Microsoft's browser.

These ads or recommendations are for service such as Microsoft Start according to a new report from Windows Latest. For those unfamiliar, Microsoft Start is a rebranded MSN feed that provides users with “personalized trusted news, plus games, weather and more – all in one app”.

Apparently Microsoft has begun experimenting with showing more ads and recommendations that appear when a user opens the New Tab Page in its browser. While they can be distracting and somewhat annoying, these pop-ups can be easily dismissed by clicking on the “Maybe later” button.At the same time, Microsoft appears to be using its new Assistance from Microsoft Edge feature to collect search results from users in an effort to improve its Bing search engine. While the data collected by the software giant isn't associated with users or their devices, not everyone wants to hand over their search data even if doing so does help improve their preferred search engine.

LINK:    https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-edge-is-bombarding-people-with-ads