Microsoft Announces Super Duper Secure Mode For UltraPrivate Web Browsing

Microsoft Announces ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ For Ultra-Private Web Browsing

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Microsoft’s new Super Duper Secure Mode for Edge might eliminate half of all exploits and its speed penalty might be acceptable in some instances.

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Microsoft Announces Super Duper Secure Mode For UltraPrivate Web Browsing

Microsoft recently announced a new ultra-private way to surf the web with its Edge browser using the catchy name, Super Duper Secure Mode. With privacy and security being brought to the forefront in recent years, any potential improvement is sure to garner attention and despite the somewhat silly name, Microsoft is completely serious about this new mode of operation.

Microsoft has a very long history of developing browsers, some of which were the source of pain for web developers and users alike. Internet Explorer launched soon after the World Wide Web went public. The core of the controversy was Microsoft’s use of non-standard extensions that were not supported by other browsers and the slow adoption of standards as well. This led to a bit of fracturing of the internet among less popular websites that struggled to meet two sets of standards. Eventually, Microsoft began losing so much market share to the Chrome and Firefox browsers that it relented and transitioned from Internet Explorer to Edge, its much faster, standards-based browser.

Microsoft is testing a new privacy feature called Super Duper Secure Mode. The idea is to protect the user from common JavaScript vulnerabilities that are inherent in methods that enhance performance, accounting for over half of the exploits discovered in recent years. JavaScript is the type of code used by websites to enable web apps, such as Office 365 and Gmail. In fact, most websites have at least some JavaScript code to facilitate navigation, filling in forms, and shopping online. To combat this, Microsoft is testing disabling this speed-up technique and shared that limited testing reveals the slow down isn’t noticeable. However, benchmarking reveals that performance may take as much as a 58-percent hit. Using the new mode requires a pre-release version of the Edge browser, which is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

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How To Try Super Duper Secure Mode

Super Duper Secure Mode is only available in the Beta, Dev, and Canary channels of its Edge browser. Beta is a familiar term for most in the modern era, meaning a pre-release version that might have some bugs that affect performance and behavior. Dev and Canary are progressively more risky to use since they represent the least tested versions of newly compiled source code. It’s easy to try any of these channels by visiting the pre-release link given above and then downloading and installing the app. Each channel is a separate app, so it is possible to run standard Edge alongside Edge Beta, for example, and it is recommended to use the general release for daily browsing and the pre-release version for testing.

To enable Super Duper Secure Mode, the user must visit the flags page, which can be accessed by typing ‘edge://flags’ in the address bar and tapping enter or return to load. A page will appear showing several options that allow enabling, disabling, and adjusting new features. When Super Duper Secure Mode is found, it can be enabled and might require closing and reopening the browser for the new feature to become active. At this point, the pre-release Edge browser should be using the new, ultra-secure mode of operation and the user can check whether the slowdown is noticeable enough or an acceptable trade-off to protect their browsing.

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