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Re:Edge sends full URLs of pages visited to Microsoft by kps on Sunday July 21, 2019 @11:38AM (#20491790)
Yes, there are some options under chrome://privacy/settings that suggest they send full or partial URLs:

- Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors

- Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar

and then there's

- Use a web service to help resolve spelling errors

whose description suggests it sends more than URLs.

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Re:Edge sends full URLs of pages visited to Microsoft by Karunamon on Sunday July 21, 2019 @11:44AM (#20491831)
And, if I recall right, you're asked if you want search suggestions in the omnibar the first time you use it for that purpose.
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Re:Edge sends full URLs of pages visited to Microsoft by liability on Sunday July 21, 2019 @11:57AM (#20491898)
Does that prompt effectively explain its impact to nontechnical users?
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