Though we all know by know that there is no such thing as 'free'?
Some regions could require you to have a paid account or something, like what Zenmate does.
Free VPN integrated in Opera for better online privacy
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Re: Free VPN integrated in Opera for better online privacy
#52Since Opera is now owned by China, I'd really think twice before using it.
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#53I know they have no incentive to do this, but it would be nice if they let you configure alternate VPN providers. This is a really clean VPN UX.
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#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
They have a list of VPN providers. Probably they also have some heuristics that look closely at people who geoip in a different country than their billing records, and whose IP address seems to be in a colo rather than a DSL subscriber block.
This is why I would love to see a Visa card that anonymises you to corporations, but not necessarily the government - and available to those overseas. Don't suppose such a thing exists? Edit: Scratch that. What I'd like is a high speed consumer cable account that I could proxy into.
Just buy a Visa or Amex gift card with cash. It's a normal credit card number you can use online and some of them can be reloaded. Sometimes not reloading is best, so your subscriptions won't auto-renew and you can cut your paper trail by opening a new account with a new credit (gift) card.
Re: Free VPN integrated in Opera for better online privacy
#55"a native, unlimited and free VPN client, right inside your browser!" Serious question: Money wise, how are they able to afford this?
Data of course! Opera (the company) are one of the big players in mobile advertising. They have their own mobile ad platform [0], and a few years ago acquired a couple of agencies that specialise in mobile advertising [1]. [0] http://operamediaworks.com/ [1] http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/16/opera-snaps-up-mobile-theor...
This is exactly what I fear. It's still a useful service but I believe Opera should say clearly what they do with the data they handle.
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#56I've got a few questions, and their puffy news post doesn't answer them:
* Is this a real VPN service, or simply an HTTP/HTTPS proxy?
* Is DNS resolution also securely handled through the tunnel, or does this stay in the clear?
* What region(s) is their VPN service located in?
* Is it possible for other software to use this tunnel in any way?
Upon first reading, this doesn't seem very different from their old "accelerator proxies" which compressed HTTP traffic into a binary format, and reduced image detail/resolution, but with a new marketing spin and those old features removed or disabled.
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#57The "VPN" feature doesn't get through my work's firewall, so I guess that works mostly in your own home or less secure public networks...
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#58The VPN is operated by "SurfEasy Inc., an Opera company based in Canada". Just tested it and it worked flawlessly to watch a YouTube video that has been blocked in my country. [Edit: Netflix seems to block SurfEasy already. Sad.]
BTW, apparently in order to purchase anything (e.g. to try out YouTube Red -- which checks your Google Payments data) you may still need a credit card matching the country.
This bit me when I tried purchasing foreign versions of games on Steam before (which pre-digital distribution was possible via imports but now tends to suffer from region locking).
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#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is why I would love to see a Visa card that anonymises you to corporations, but not necessarily the government - and available to those overseas. Don't suppose such a thing exists? Edit: Scratch that. What I'd like is a high speed consumer cable account that I could proxy into.
What you need is a friend abroad and a raspberry pi. I have a raspberry pi attached to the wall of a home which is not my own. It's in a country where I occasionally want to be (in a geoip sense of "be"). The rpi maintains a VPN connection to me, so I can reach it even though it's behind a NAT middlebox that knows nothing about it.
You realise that you could have just given HN a new startup?
I'd gladly pay someone to access a portion of their bandwidth - at least enough that I could stream content.
Re: Free VPN integrated in Opera for better online privacy
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is why I would love to see a Visa card that anonymises you to corporations, but not necessarily the government - and available to those overseas. Don't suppose such a thing exists? Edit: Scratch that. What I'd like is a high speed consumer cable account that I could proxy into.
Just buy a Visa or Amex gift card with cash. It's a normal credit card number you can use online and some of them can be reloaded. Sometimes not reloading is best, so your subscriptions won't auto-renew and you can cut your paper trail by opening a new account with a new credit (gift) card.
Just discovered Netflix gift cards, delivered through email. Awesome!