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Vivaldi, now with added VPN (vivaldi.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Cyber@feddit.uk to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Just found my Vivaldi update contained a little more than just bugfixes... it now has Proton VPN built in.

It's actually part of the browser, not an extension, so I'm in two minds whether I like that... or not.

You need either a Vivaldi account or a Proton account, so it's not completely anonymous, but it's a start.

The free-tier of Proton VPN also appears to be bandwidth limited and your exit point is randomised, so... yeah, it's ok...

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[–] nullstreamer@feddit.org 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Proton VPN built in

Seems like it's still an extension and can be removed; but personally I'd rather not have random extensions installed with browser updates..

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Definitely not a good thing. I use Proton VPN, but only because I paid for a license before I realized the CEO is a scumbag. A lot of people are moving away from Proton's platform, so a browser choosing to bundle it in is just privacy-violating bloatware for everyone except for a subset of users who are also still using Proton, and also for some reason don't just have the standalone app installed.

[–] Honzai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I'm curious as to why you think the CEO is a scumbag? This article does a good job of clearing up the outrage I had seen towards the CEO.