Choosing the most private and secure browser can be challenging given the variety of options available. To investigate this, I used Wireshark to monitor network connections made by each browser. Let's dive into the details of what happens under the hood with Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Tor. Microsoft Edge When starting Microsoft Edge, it immediately connects to scorecardresearch.com, a service of Full Circle Studies under comScore, which monitors internet trends and behavior. By simply opening Edge, you're consenting to third-party data collection. Other connections include amazon.com via a CDN, bing.com, msn.com, google.com, and various Bing APIs. As Edge is based on Chromium, it also connects to trackers like g.doubleclick.net and some jQuery scripts via Cloudflare. Edge's business model relies heavily on data collection and tracking. Google Chrome Google Chrome exhibits similar behavior. It connects to googleapis.com, accounts.google.com, and other Goog
Choosing the most private and secure browser can be challenging given the variety of options available. To investigate this, I used Wireshark to monitor network connections made by each browser. Let's dive into the details of what happens under the hood with Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Tor. Microsoft Edge When starting Microsoft Edge, it immediately connects to scorecardresearch.com, a service of Full Circle Studies under comScore, which monitors internet trends and behavior. By simply opening Edge, you're consenting to third-party data collection. Other connections include amazon.com via a CDN, bing.com, msn.com, google.com, and various Bing APIs. As Edge is based on Chromium, it also connects to trackers like g.doubleclick.net and some jQuery scripts via Cloudflare. Edge's business model relies heavily on data collection and tracking. Google Chrome Google Chrome exhibits similar behavior. It connects to googleapis.com, accounts.google.com, and other Goog
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