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MICROSOFT'S minimalist new browser might have some serious trouble keeping secrets, according to a new report.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft Edge is having some trouble keeping secrets</td></tr>
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Microsoft Edge <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/windows-10-microsofts-new-browser-is.html">is <em>not</em> the most popular web browser</a>.</div>
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But <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/626993/Microsoft-Edge-Windows-10-Default-Browser-Internet-Explorer-Security">the Internet Explorer replacement might have a problem</a> keeping your private browsing sessions private.</div>
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According to researcher Ashish Singh, websites visited in the browser's InPrivate mode can still be recovered from the computer's hard-drive. </div>
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Examining the WebCache file stored on the users' computer reveals every website they have visited – even those checked while in the privacy-focused InPrivate mode.</div>
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Any visited sites are stored in a "Container_n" table – even those you'd rather were kept secret, the Forensic Focus researcher has revealed.</div>
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"The functioning and backend of Project Spartan aka Edge Browser is no different from the Internet Explorer latest version," Mr Singh has claimed.</div>
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"The forensic examination of most web browsers has proven that they don’t have a provision for storing the details of privately browsed web sessions. </div>
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"Private browsing is provided for a purpose, i.e. privately browsing the web, which is being delivered. However, in the case of Microsoft Edge even the private browsing isn’t as private as it seems.</div>
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"Any skilled investigator can easily spot the difference and get concrete evidence against a person’s wrongdoings. </div>
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"Plenty of artefacts are maintained by the browser, which makes examination quite easy. However, there are stages where evidence is not so easy to find. </div>
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"The not-so-private browsing featured by Edge makes its very purpose seem to fail."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft Edge includes a number of unique features, like the ability to annotate the web </td></tr>
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Microsoft Edge is not the first browser to run into some trouble with private browsing modes.</div>
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"Private browsing has always left easily retrievable artefacts on disk and in memory," digital forensics specialist Lesley Carhart told The Verge.</div>
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"It’s always been a privacy feature, not a security feature."</div>
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This mirrors the comments made by DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg last year.</div>
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According to the technology CEO, <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/watching-porn-on-your-internet-browsers.html">the private browsing mode in your web browser isn't very private at all.</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edge integrates virtual assistant Cortana throughout your browsing</td></tr>
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In fact opening a private or incognito browser in your app of choice – either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer – only ensures your computer does not remember your online activity.</div>
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Within private mode, the web browser will make sure your web searches and online history are not visible the next time you log in.</div><script async src="//
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But that doesn't mean your activity is private. Your internet service provider – or ISP – is able to monitor every webpages and search made from your house.</div>
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This is something Google is very up-front about in its own Chrome browser.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google is pretty up-front about how much it is able to track while you're in Incognito mode</td></tr>
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“Going incognito doesn’t hide your browsing from your employer, your internet service provider or the websites that you visit.” the hugely popular web browser warns users.</div>
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Google is also able to track your activity and searches within its browser's Incognito Mode, especially if you sign-in to one of their apps while in a private mode.</div>
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If you haven’t disabled or paused your account's Google Web History – you are able to log-in and track your activity there, too.</div>
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Some websites are able to track your movements across the web – even when you are browsing in private mode – thanks to a technology dubbed Super Cookies.</div>
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Like regular internet cookies, the lightweight software sits on a website and fingerprints users who visit the page. Then, when the user returns at a later date – the website is able to see the entirety of the users' activity between the two visits.</div>
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The difference with so-called Super Cookies is that these have the ability to continue tracking users in private browsing mode, too.</div>
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Without precautions, advertisers and website owners are also able to keep tabs on your online activity – even in private mode.</div>
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MICROSOFT has updated both its Surface Book laptop and Surface Pro 4 two-in-one hybrid today.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The latest refresh to the Microsoft Store brings more powerful Surface Books</td></tr>
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Microsoft has updated its online store with some powerful new hardware – and a new colour for its Surface Pen.</div>
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The US technology firm will now ship two new Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 models, both with 1TB of storage, an Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM.</div>
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Unfortunately these top-tier variations are currently only available in the US and Canada – and are extremely pricey.</div>
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Microsoft's top-tier Surface Book is priced at $3,199, some £2230 converted, and the most powerful Surface Pro 4 at $2,699, £1880 converted.</div>
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The Redmond company <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/surface-book-now-available-to-pre-order.html">made the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 available to pre-order in the UK earlier this month</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/surface-book-now-available-to-pre-order.html">The first batch of Surface Book pre-orders will ship by February 18th</a>, according to the Microsoft website.</div>
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Prices start from £1,299, which includes 128GB of internal storage, an Intel i5 processor and 8GB of RAM.</div>
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<a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/surface-pro-4-review-microsoft-has.html"><strong>Read the NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com review of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4</strong></a></h3>
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Microsoft charges an eye-watering £2,249 for the top-end model, which bundles 512GB of internal storage, a Core Intel i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and dedicated graphics.</div>
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The latest refresh to the Microsoft Store also brought a new gold version of its Surface Pen.</div>
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It's the same model that ships with the Surface Pro 4, but also includes the Surface Pen Tip Kit so you can further customise the experience of taking notes or drawing on your Surface.</div>
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It will be available in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.</div>
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