Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The Microsoft Edge browser team is conducting an experiment in an attempt to increase the cybersecurity of the browser and how it handles javascript. At stake? One of the major performance features.

Learn more in this short...

References:
- coverage from TheRecord, "Microsoft announces new 'Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge
, https://therecord.media/microsoft-announces-new-super-duper-secure-mode-for-edge/

- the research note from the team, "Super Duper Secure Mode", microsoftedge.github.io/edgevr/posts/Super-Duper-Secure-Mode

- more on the V8 (JavaScript engine) from Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_(JavaScript_engine)

Index:
- [0:00] The experiment
- [0:12] Why?
- [0:33] Computing platform

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