With the first official stable version will be 2020 January 15 (the second day support for Windows 7 after termination) is available, based on the work of the new Edge Chromium also continues.
It is reported, Microsoft in the browser Edge implement a tracking prevention system, the system consists Disconnect Tracking Protection Lists provide support. And Mozilla also on June 4, 2019 announced that , since the date for the new Firefox is installed to enable the privacy feature Tracking Protection, and this year will also be installed to enable the change to the existing Firefox.
Data show that, starting from the Edge 79, due to the implementation of the improvement, prevention of the track list 25% efficiency than before. Microsoft describes how to analyze the effectiveness of its prevention and how to track improvements. The company wants to ensure Edge can prevent more types of trackers without affecting the Web compatibility in a negative way.
Basically, Microsoft has done is enabled in the Edge new tracking protection to prevent more categories tracker. In order to avoid compatibility issues, Microsoft designed a system in balanced mode relaxes the track engagement score based on prevention. Edge balance mode is one of the supported modes; is trying to prevent the tracker and keep the balance between Internet compatibility. Edge users can be prevented for demanding mode switching, thereby preventing the tracker without consideration involved.
Users can load edge edge in the address bar of your browser: // settings / privacy control to turn on anti-tracking. There, it may be completely disabled, or switch between basic, balanced and strict mode. Also provided to allow the tracking on some sites, and view all blocked Edge tracker options.
The new tracking balance mode to prevent the use of site engagement scores from the Chromium project to measure user engagement on the site.
Microsoft has released a table in Microsoft Edge Dev official blog highlighting the Edge 79 tracking prevent changes. The basic pattern is unchanged, but the Balanced and Strict mode has changed. Two models are now being stored in the site access to content categories, and Edge 78 and earlier versions is not allowed to do so.
Strict mode prevents further advertising, social networking sites and other categories of access to storage, and use it to participate in mitigation to achieve compatibility.
Reference News: https://www.ghacks.net/2019/12/04/microsoft-improves-tracking-prevention-in-the-new-edge-browser/