[Problem/Bug]: WebView2 makes request to http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=[...] #5480
Description
What happened?
WebView2 makes a background requests to http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=[...]
This request started appearing since Edge Canary version 145.0.3734.0 in our automated tests ran against pre-release Edge channels. It's not a feature that is enabled in WebView2 and it is sensitive from a privacy perspective. Can this be removed?
Note: This is a regression as it was raised earlier this year #5047 on 134.0.3080.0 Canary & 133.0.3065.7 Dev and was fixed in 133.0.3065.69.
Importance
Blocking. My app's basic functions are not working due to this issue.
Runtime Channel
Prerelease (Edge Canary/Dev/Beta)
Runtime Version
145.0.3734.0
SDK Version
1.0.3351.48
Framework
WPF
Operating System
Windows 11, Windows 10
OS Version
No response
Repro steps
Start Fiddler or a similar MITM proxy
Run an app that uses WebView2 with the Canary or Dev runtime version. If re-running an existing app make sure to delete the bin folder so the webview2 profile is deleted.
As soon as the app starts and a navigation request is made a call will be made to http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=[...]
Repros in Edge Browser
No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version
Regression
Regression in newer Runtime
Last working version (if regression)
No response