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Chrome & Edge Spellcheck

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gHacks is reporting that the included "advanced spellcheck" in the Chrome and Edge browsers is a privacy problem.

>> Once enabled, Chrome uses the same spell checker that Google Search uses. Google notes that text that users type after enabling the feature is sent to Google.

>> Similarly, when users enable Microsoft Editor in the Edge browser, they improve spell checking but have their typed data submitted to Microsoft as a consequence.

>>[that] the browser's were sending almost any typed data automatically after the enhanced spell checking features were enabled; this included usernames, email addresses, but also anything typed as comments or in forms. IF the "show password" option is clicked on any webpage, it is sent to M$/GooG.

These spellcheckers can become a security problem in several circumstances. The article tells how to disable.

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