The new Microsoft Edge Secure Network service has become an alternative to third-party VPNs for encrypting traffic and hiding your location. You can already try it in action using the Edge Dev build – albeit with some limitations.

According to the developers, when the new feature is enabled, traffic to Microsoft Edge is redirected through an encrypted tunnel, creating a secure connection even when using an insecure URL that starts with HTTP. This avoids being tracked by trackers. In addition, the browser changes the IP address and location data to be close to regional, but not actual.

Currently, the proprietary service is only available in the Edge test build on the Dev channel and provides 1 GB of traffic per month. Personal data when using a VPN clears the browser every 25 hours. It should be noted that the function is activated only when logging into a Microsoft account, to which, apparently, the “counter” is attached. It is clear that the new service is based on the Cloudflare platform.

The company is expected to release a commercial version of Microsoft’s Secure Edge Network later, with multiple rates for different traffic volumes, but the date of its release in the stable version of the browser is still unknown.