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Microsoft Edge steals your data from Google Chrome


Microsoft Edge is increasingly aggressively snatching your open tabs from Google Chrome in an attempt to get you to switch.

Microsoft Edge is increasingly aggressively snatching your open tabs from Google Chrome in an attempt to get you to switch. The Verge reported that after updating a Windows computer, Microsoft Edge would instantly launch and display every tab open in Google Chrome on the same device. With the most recent Windows upgrades, Microsoft appears to be making greater use of an already-existing feature that transfers data from Chrome to Edge each time the browser is used.

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