Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news warnings

Re:Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news ... by yzb on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @11:46AM (#18979851)

I am terrified of Microsoft going this route, since they make my OS of choice. I could expect Google doing this kind of stuff, like deciding what sites I can visit or what people I can contact using Gmail (examples that have yet to happen, but wouldn't surprise me), but Microsoft? They've always been uninterested in politics, or so it seemed. What if they decide to push this kind of political stuff in their OS?

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Re:Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news ... by pixl97 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @02:24PM (#18981712)

The biggest problem with any large corporation being a arbitrator of truth, is the only truth they truly believe in is they should always make more profit at the end of the day. With whatever technical and political means they have, they will make that happen. With the massive amount of data collected at an individual level they have a large amount of potential power when it comes to influencing others towards their will.

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Re:Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news ... by fxfan on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @12:49PM (#18980558)

I share your feelings and not just because this is political and thru have no business but because my browsing is my business and not theirs, political or not

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Re:Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news ... by isostatic on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:32PM (#18982565)

> I am terrified of Microsoft going this route, since they make my OS of choice

So change your OS. There are dozens, hundereds even, of options, or you can roll your own.

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