I’ve been testing Opera’s built-in VPN and was curious about its efficacy and stability. It’s not a VPN, but the browser integration appealed to me. I’ve seen mentions, but I want Reddit users’ actual experiences. Has anyone utilized Opera’s VPN long-term? How’s its speed and geo-restricted material access? Privacy intrigues me too. Opera claims to be a no-log VPN, however I’m curious how it compares to specialist VPNs for browsing privacy.
There have been reports of Opera being bought by a Chinese company and its lead developers ditching the project to start another one called Vivaldi (r/vivaldi). I’ve heard that Opera’s built-in “VPN” is nothing more than a glorified proxy which routes all your web activity through Opera’s servers. How much you’d trust Opera is up to you — I wouldn’t trust them personally.
The device in the browser is a proxy, not a VPN. It only protects your browser, not your whole machine. Since it’s only a browser proxy, none of your info is safe. Only a real VPN will do that.
Opera’s free vpn is a trash imo as is Opera itsel