Other tools you use, including for example email clients like Outlook, won’t use this ‘VPN’,” Špaček told Help Net Security. You still need a full VPN if privacy is what you care about (and you should care about your privacy). Michal Špaček, a web developer and security engineer based in Prague, researched the way Opera’s VPN works and discovered there’s more marketing than security behind Opera’s claims. HelpNetSecurity had this to say about Opera’s claims: In other words, Opera’s “free VPN” is not a VPN at all, but rather just a browser proxy. Unlike a true VPN, Opera’s “VPN” only works within the browser, rather than encrypting all traffic on your operating system. Opera VPN is a browser proxy that encrypts traffic between the Opera browser and a proxy server. Your data will be used for targeted ads and promotions.Vague privacy policy allows for international data transfers.Opera is partnering with third parties for data collection (including Google and Facebook).
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