Microsoft Edge Adds Native Support for Global Privacy Control

Microsoft has integrated Global Privacy Control (GPC) directly into the Edge browser, allowing users to broadcast their privacy preferences to websites automatically. By enabling the setting, the browser sends a signal indicating that the user does not want their personal information sold or shared. Currently, this native support is limited to users in the United States.

The GPC standard, developed in 2020 to align with regulations like GDPR and CCPA, was previously only accessible to Edge users via third-party extensions. While Microsoft has made the feature natively available, the company clarifies that its effectiveness relies on the compliance of individual websites, which may choose to ignore the signal.

Meanwhile, Google is working toward similar functionality for Chrome. While not yet available in the public release, the feature has been integrated into the Chromium codebase and is currently undergoing testing within Chrome Canary versions. It is expected that Google will deploy this privacy control to the general public in a future update.