Opera VPN was available for macOS, iOS, Windows, and Android. Opera Gold subscribers are getting a one-year free VPN subscription from SurfEasy as a consolation.
VPN, or Virtual Private Network, services create a sort of private internet tunnel where your Web activity is encrypted. A VPN is great for protecting your online activity on public networks, or whenever you’re concerned about who may be keeping track of your network activity. If you have been using Opera VPN, there are plenty of other options to choose from. If you haven’t been using a VPN on public networks, now is a good time to get started.
The desktop browser Opera has been around for a long time, but it has lost ground to the likes of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Opera is doing a lot to lure users back, and its latest feature is a doozy.
Even if you aren’t using the Opera web browser, today’s news is still likely to spark your interest at trying the upcoming release, as the latest developer test version includes a very interesting feature that other web browsers can only get through the use of extensions: a built-in VPN (virtual private network). It seems that Opera’s is finally bearing fruit, with the company baking the VPN service into the 38th iteration of its web browser for an easy, no-frills way for users to get private browsing, or access content that is blocked by a public or work firewall, something that many will surely appreciate.
It currently routes traffic through servers in the U.S., Canada, and Germany, with more options set to become available with the arrival of the stable release. Even as, Opera believes there’s still a need for further improvement in web browsers on the desktop front. Last month, they added a and a (essentially a picture-in-picture mode), and today they’re adding a built-in 'unlimited and free' VPN, which Opera claims to offer most of the “must-have” functionality that you can get with paid VPNs. If you’re looking to give the Opera 38 beta a go, you can.
To activate the new VPN feature, Windows and Linux users need to go to the “Privacy and Security” section in “Settings”, and Mac users will find the toggle by clicking the Opera menu and selecting “Preferences”.