Does Bing spy on you?
Popular among those concerned with privacy
These include Bing, Oath (previously Yahoo), and Wikipedia. This search engine does save searches but they are not tied to an individual user: We also save searches, but again, not in a personally identifiable way, as we do not store IP addresses or unique User agent strings.
When you search using Bing, Microsoft collects the search terms you provide, along with other information, such as your IP address and location, the unique identifiers contained in our cookies, the time and date of your search, and your browser configuration.
All in all, both Bing and Google are good enough when doing simple jobs. However, on the more advanced search, technical searches for both have some variations. Since Google has been on the market for longer, it understands such issues better.
DuckDuckGo (DDG) is a popular privacy search engine. Like Brave, DDG doesn't build user profiles, so it will always show the same search results to all users. And it prevents online tracking of searches or clicks.
To do this, go to choice.microsoft.com or from the Bing homepage, select 'Settings' from the hamburger menu in the corner, then More > Personalization and select the link to the Personalization Settings Page. Under 'Other privacy settings', select 'Advertising Preferences'.
If Microsoft's Bing is your preferred search engine, you can delete your data through the privacy dashboard. Microsoft explains that it collects information on the sites you visit to personalize your experience. To stop it from tracking your activity, click on Browsing history and delete the data.
Signed in to your work or school account: Your specific search history isn't shared with your company, school, or third parties. You can clear or download your search history at any time from your search history page.
Cons of Bing
Relative lack of speed: Despite its promising features, Bing is still not as fast as, for example, Google. This is a serious disadvantage, considering the number of 'the faster, the better' minded people nowadays.
On the Search History page, click on the down arrow that is next to Change History Settings. Under the Change History setting, click the Clear All button that is now displayed.
Unless your computer is otherwise infected with malicious browser add-ons, you cannot get a virus or malware from the use of the Bing Image Preview feature or clicking through to view the image in its own web page.
Is Bing good for privacy?
Additional Privacy Settings
Bing allows you to totally turn off interest-based advertising from “other privacy settings.” While it is well-connected with Windows, Skype, XBox, and Office, you have a clear choice not to use your Microsoft account. As a user, you are in complete control of your privacy.
Microsoft Search in Bing requests are made over HTTPS. The connection is encrypted end-to-end for enhanced security.
If Google Chrome keeps redirecting to Bing, then you most likely have a web hijacker infecting your computer and altering Google Chrome's settings. You need to uninstall recently installed extensions and apps, then scan your PC with a secure antivirus scanner like Norton.
