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Tech giant Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in its Edge browser that was reportedly stealing Chrome tabs and data...
The company issued a fix in the latest Microsoft Edge update, saying that Edge has a feature that provides an option to import browser data on each launch from other browsers with user consent...
This features state might not have been syncing and displaying correctly across multiple devices..
The fix means that the setting for controlling the automatic import of browsing data wasn't syncing and displaying correctly across devices, reports The Verge.. Recently, Firefox browser developer Mozilla commissioned independent researchers and experts in harmful design to investigate Microsofts tactics and the impact on consumers...
In the report, they documented how Microsoft places its own browser Edge at the centre of its operating system and weaponises Windows user interface design to undermine people selecting rival browsers, the report mentioned...
