It's been on Windows phone for a while. As an idea it's a good one, at least in theory. You automatically log in to free wifi on the go, but the with friends of friends on facebook thing is stupid.
Reporting in from Windows 10 and Edge.
The outcome is that Microsoft are building a massive database of wifi passwords - many of which will be reused by users on other accounts. It will be just sitting there waiting to be breached...
Edge I used for about three minutes - it doesn't have extensions so without lastpass or an adblocker a waste of time at present.
Yeah, they're also mapping Wireless networks, in the same way Google are. Apparently you can opt-out but you have to change the SSID on the wifi, meaning you need an opt-out, so your SSID would end up looking something like "WiFi_Opt-out_No_map" just to get them to not map you, which of course they will anyway.
In theory it's a decent idea, in practice it's completely nuts.
Yeah, I'm sticking with Firefox, just figured I'd try it out.
I'm wondering how many people will actually be that aware that Microsoft is now sharing their wifi passwords.
Suspect it's going to be a boon for hackers and a way for computers shops to make a bit of money going around changing people's SSID's.
Then again maybe it will be chance for those same shops to make sure nobody is using WEP (and yes it still gets used - my tablet picks up one from this building depsite having told the user it's insecure).