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title: "How does Microsoft benefit from the Edge browser?"  
description: "How does Microsoft benefit from the Edge browser?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95989/how-does-microsoft-benefit-from-the-edge-browser  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["microsoft", "microsoft edge", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How does Microsoft benefit from the Edge browser?

How does Microsoft benefit from the Edge browser?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**[Microsoft](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95177/is-there-a-way-to-contact-microsoft-hotmail-outlook) benefit from the Edge browser:**

- **With tracking prevention, you can reclaim control.**
- Microsoft Edge's tracking prevention function protects you from being monitored by websites you aren't visiting directly, giving you more choice over what you see and don't see.
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- You can choose from three different options, depending on whether you're on mobile or desktop: Basic, Balanced, or Strict. Microsoft Edge will change the sorts of third-party trackers prohibited based on the option you select. I prefer to browse in Balanced mode, which is the default setting. But you can made sure that your children's browsers were set to Strict mode.
- **With Password Monitor**, you can see if your passwords have been hacked on the dark web. Password Monitor is a function that alerts you if the credentials you've saved for autofill have been discovered on the dark web when it's turned on. If Microsoft Edge finds a match with any of your saved usernames and passwords, you'll get a notification from the browser telling you what to do.
- You may check a list of all leaked credentials on a dashboard in Settings and be directed to their individual websites to change your password.

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**Read More: [Why should you switch to the Microsoft Edge browser?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95990/why-should-you-switch-to-the-microsoft-edge-browser)**


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