Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi
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Thanks Vivaldi.
Another feature that I have no use for, unless I pay to get the functionality that I want or need.
"Humans are monsters constructed of lies and falsehood."
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@groovehead said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
I do not want any Proton products anywhere near my devices.
Sorry to bother, but why not? Don't you like privacy?
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@NetscapeNavigator, yes, US laws permit policies with surveillance adverting, sharing userdata with third parties (business modell from Alphabet (Google), M$ and others), but if a company don't, like Vivaldi and Proton, it isn't against this law. I use eg. an Californian Search engine, Andisearch, whose PP and TOS is even better as the EU GDPR, similar to Vivaldi's one.
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@groovehead You can remove it by right-clicking on the Proton VPN extension in the toolbar or at vivaldi:extensions
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@Pitape Yes, but it doesn't work for me
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Great news that reinforces my already excellent opinion of the Vivaldi "ecosystem" and the "morals" of the people who work there.
Thank you for your constant and effective efforts!
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@0x49D1 said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
right click on VPN icon and remove it from toolbar
False: look here
Also, they added support for signing in via your Vivaldi account, which is more than a custom icon; it is an integration!
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@stardust: That would be the one extension I am reasonably confident every single user of the browser would want. And probably make it immediately much more appealing to those who don't use it too.
Alas, all this is doing is just one click installation of the regular Proton extension available on the Chrome store, there is no actual integration so so I can't imagine we're any closer to the halcyon dream of UBlock Origin remaining alive on Vivaldi.
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@RandPC said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
@stardust: That would be the one extension I am reasonably confident every single user of the browser would want. And probably make it immediately much more appealing to those who don't use it too.
uBO is the best extension ever, also open source
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Good you Vivaldi Team to have a partnership.
However this should not be enabled and installed by default!
Everone has different standards regarding privacy and security, having a partnered extension especially a "free product" preinstalled and your data shared is a nightmare. You can argue how much you want about how secure or trustworthy Proton may or may not be.
But this feels like adware to a privacy focused browser for your friends
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@chillZ said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
However this should not be enabled and installed by default!
It is not enabled by default.
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@chillZ But this is NOT enabled by default!
The extension is installed only when you tap on the VPN button, and you can then uninstall it at any time!With esteem,
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@JyuSensei said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
Another
What are the other (Vivaldi) ones?
With esteem,
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@Pesala The button is there by default, meaning the feature is enabled.
It doesn't matter if a dependency like the extension is downloaded before you press the button or not. It's the same principle as with the email & feed function. -> if you don't enable it it's not there for you to see. If it is enabled, it still has to be configured.Am I wrong about this example? If yes, how is it different?
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@Stardust said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
uBO is the best extension ever, also open source
Not just open-source, but most importantly copyleft, with a GPL-3 license, meaning no one can take it, modify it and distribute it (for example in a closed -intransparent- way) without making the modified source code changes available to the public.
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@npro said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
@Stardust said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
uBO is the best extension ever, also open source
Not just open-source, but most importantly copyleft, with a GPL-3 license, meaning no one can take it, modify it and distribute it (for example in a closed -intransparent- way) without making the modified source code changes available to the public.
so GPL-3 is a good thing right?
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@chillZ said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
The button is there by default, meaning the feature is enabled.
I haven't tried this vpn button, but I think there should be a confirmation dialog, something like:
Are you sure want to install/enable Proton VPN extension, Yes/No
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@chillZ The code for email is there whether you enable it or not.
To remove the VPN icon just right-click on it and remove it.
@Stardust said in Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi:
I haven't tried this vpn button, but I think there should be a confirmation dialog, something like:
Click the button and you will get the confirmation dialog.
Read the Help File to learn about it if you’re not sure if you need it or not. With the current hate speech legislation in the UK, I wonder whether I need it myself.
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@chillZ The possibility to activate the VPN feature is there by default, but the extension is not installed without user action. Even if the extension is installed, the extension and therefore the feature is not enabled without signing up first.
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@chillZ, yes, the icon is there by default, but only the icon, Proton is only activated when you clic on it and logs in, only then, if noy remove it like any other extension.
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