A new support page on Microsoft’s website reveals its plan to integrate a VPN service right into the Edge browser. The company’s not running the server itself, mind, which would have made the feature less appealing or trustworthy. Instead, it has partnered with Cloudflare, one of the world’s largest DNS service providers and a backbone for internet address routing. Cloudflare also offers VPN services, which is what Microsoft is tapping into.
The upcoming VPN feature is called the “Microsoft Edge Secure Network,” and it comes with the typical promises about encrypting traffic and hiding users’ locations. Browsing data is deleted every 25 hours, according to the company, and information related to the overall VPN usage is deleted every month. The service still follows the Edge and Microsoft privacy policies, of course, so there might be a few catches as far as legal liabilities and responsibilities are concerned.
The biggest caveat is that while this service will be offered for free to anyone logged into their Microsoft Account, there is a 1GB monthly cap on that, as well. Depending on how often you use the internet, you may hit that limit very quickly — maybe after just a few days. Microsoft Edge won’t be the first browser to offer a VPN service, built-in or as an add-on, and it remains to be seen how successful it will be, as it is first launching as a preview feature.
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