That seems to be true to every major application release by MS. No, the OS is of course secure, pinky promise!

> Microsoft's current privacy statement also says "Depending on your settings, this browsing history is sent to Microsoft"

Edge allows to sync history (as Chrome and Firefox also do). Given that functionality, what else do you want them to say in their privacy statement..?

Sent to MS is one thing - OneDrive/sync/etc. Used by MS and processed for nefarious purposes is another. Does it say that it 'may' be used for telemetry purposes?

what browser that respect your privacy ??

Firefox