Microsoft and Cloudflare, which provides content delivery network (CDN), Internet security and distributed DNS services, are collaborating and integrating their VPN service into the Chromium Edge browser. The new functionality can be tested soon and is limited to 1 GB of traffic per month.
Microsoft Edge Secure Network uses Cloudflare VPN
As Cloudflare announced in an official press release, the company, along with Microsoft, is integrating a so-called Cloudflare Proxy, a VPN service limited to 1GB of traffic per month, into the Chromium Edge browser. The service, which is still classified as a “preview,” will soon be rolling out in waves to participants in the Insider Program.
Microsoft also commented on the new feature, which will be called “Microsoft Edge Secure Network,” on its official support site.
The Microsoft Edge Secure Network is a service offered in partnership with Cloudflare.
Cloudflare is committed to privacy and collects only a limited amount of diagnostic and support data as a sub-processor of Microsoft data to provide services.
Cloudflare permanently deletes diagnostic and support data collected every 25 hours.
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The feature is supposed to change in the future Menü → Secure Network They can be activated and deactivated and are automatically terminated when the browser is closed. Similar to viewing download progress, VPN data size, which is limited to 1GB, is also visualized in the browser.
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Microsoft Edge secure network (Image: Microsoft)
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The feature will be leaving early access soon and will be distributed to developers and experienced users as a preview via the Microsoft Edge Insider channel.
Microsoft account required
Users who want to try out or use the VPN feature later in the final version must sign in to Microsoft Edge with a valid Microsoft account. The feature cannot be used without a user account.
Browsers with VPN services are in fashion
Other browsers such as Opera, Opera GX, Brave and UR Browser also integrate a limited free VPN service, while Mozilla offers a paid service with Mozilla VPN starting at €4.99 per month.
Another alternative is software solutions such as OpenVPN and WireGuard as well as the Firefox-based Tor browser.
