Optionally disabled, the report says Microsoft Edge uses user data to optimize Copilot

CTOnews.com, October 24, according to ibtimes, Microsoft Edge browser will share your browsing history with Bing Chat AI.

The report said that most users of Edge browsers may not know that Microsoft uses users' browsing data to personalize Copilot.

Users can choose to turn off the relevant options, open the Edge browser settings page, click "sidebar", select "Copilot" in the "Application and Notification Settings" on the right, and then uncheck the "allow Microsoft to access page content" option. CTOnews.com attached a picture as follows:

The official introduction to this option is as follows: "send my browsing data to Microsoft to make the answers and suggestions generated by AI in Copilot more relevant."

Microsoft will pop up to remind users when they use Copilot for the first time, and there will be no reminders for subsequent actions. Users can follow the above steps to disable this option. The media believed that Microsoft would ask for permission before enabling the setting, but the company did not emphasize its importance.