Free VPN integrated in Opera for better online privacy

Post by mihok » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:19 PM UTC

sspiff wrote: post #56

I'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 "accele…

Post by kardos » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:25 PM UTC

Post by shimon_e » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:36 PM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #59

Arnt wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Post by sspiff » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:40 PM UTC

mihok wrote: post #61

sspiff wrote: post #56

I'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 "accele…

Just installed it, and looks like you get, Canada, US, and Germany as options for the VPN. Tiny text below the enable button has this: "Secure proxy provided by SurfEasy Inc., an Opera company based in Canada. By using the service you accept the Terms of Service. VPN connects to other servers around the world so your connection speed might be affected." My only gripe with it so far is the VPN is across all tabs, so I…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:45 PM UTC

mihok wrote: post #61

sspiff wrote: post #56

I'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 "accele…

Just installed it, and looks like you get, Canada, US, and Germany as options for the VPN. Tiny text below the enable button has this: "Secure proxy provided by SurfEasy Inc., an Opera company based in Canada. By using the service you accept the Terms of Service. VPN connects to other servers around the world so your connection speed might be affected." My only gripe with it so far is the VPN is across all tabs, so I…