Microsoft Edge sets Yandex as default search engine in Moldova
Microsoft signed a deal in 2015 to set Yandex as the default search engine in several countries close to Russia. The article mentions "Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Ukraine". The list is not exhaustive, as I know about Moldova and Georgia. https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-partners-russias-ya...The list includes Ukraine! I've tested Edge with Ukraine as a Region on my MacOS, and it no longer appears to set it to Yandex.But it still does for several other countries. Which includes Moldova. Moldova is a country that Russia has repeatedly threatened.
While advanced users may try and remove Yandex as default, non-tech savvy users likely leave the defaults.Meaning Microsoft Edge shares data with Russia by setting Yandex as a default search engine for their users, which is really bad.Please upvote this story to give it visibility. Many thanks!