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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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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (5 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 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

The article is a PR puff piece. What Andy said made absolutely zero sense at the time, and even more so now. "...tables have completely turned." Sir, the table is round and covered in shit. Always has been.

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