Microsoft Edge’s VPN may protect less than you think—change this setting
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A browser-bundled VPN that only encrypts limited traffic is a classic example of security-by-marketing—users assume full-tunnel protection, but get partial coverage. CISOs and IT should explicitly test and document what “VPN” features in browsers and apps actually do before letting employees rely on them in hostile networks.
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