That criticism misses the strategic point, Gogia argued. “Microsoft arrived later, yet its strategy shows deliberate patience. By weaving identity management, device policy, and compliance tools into the same product, it has turned governance into its strongest feature.” Microsoft’s integration with existing enterprise identity systems means “an AI action can be logged, governed, and rolled back like any other workflow,” he said.
For browsers handling sensitive data, that architectural difference matters. “Browsers are already rich repositories of sensitive user data—history, credentials, cookies, behavioral patterns,” Kaur said. “Beyond enterprise-grade governance standards and restricted APIs, the idea of a guard agent, a proxy AI supervising layer, becomes especially critical.”
Microsoft hasn’t said whether it plans such safeguards. The company did highlight security features, including Scareware Blocker, which uses local AI to protect against full-screen scam takeovers, and password management tools that monitor credentials for breaches, according to its blog post.
