I have been trying to make the point that when we give up our privacy, we give up our security for a long time. This is an article and short video from 2017. I could have made the same statements today.
I think many more are seeing the same. I know most of you here do.
@Vivaldi
Wow! Thank u Vivialdi-devs for this powerful statement!!
Quote:
"Europe needs European alternatives. In fact, everybody deserves European alternatives. And with #Vivaldi and #Proton, you’re getting exactly that. No hidden backdoors. No state #surveillance. No alignment with any political agenda, just a commitment to keeping the web open, secure, and #democratic ..."
#Vivaldi integrates #ProtonVPN into the browser to fight web tracking
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How to PREVENT Vivaldi from doing this in the future (see screenshots, alt text included).
Dear Vivaldi,
I like your web browser, and have been very vocal concerning the support and adaption of Vivaldi Browser. But for a company, whose browser starts up claiming "Made with Love in Europe", you picked a company (Proton) that falls under Us Jurisdiction, whose CEO supports Donald Trump and his fellow, Nazis. I am greatly disappointed.
#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #VivaldiWebBrowser #Nazis
@ManuFoss
Si ça peut te consoler, c'est la partie la plus "closed" du code de #Vivaldi (l'interface utilisateur en techno Web) qui est la plus lue, analysée, bidouillée et redistribuée.
https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/52/modifications
Après, indépendamment du code avec lequel certains peuvent quand même s'amuser, ça reste un bon vieux logiciel propriétaire 
I'm not sure what to think about @Vivaldi's integration of Proton VPN directly into the browser.
While this doesn't, necessarily, prevent choice, it does kinda impede it a bit.
This is the kind of behavior that has gotten Mozilla Firefox in trouble in the past. This is the behavior of Mozilla that has been the exact reason I've avoided Firefox (what will be forced on me next?).
Just be a really good web browser, please? I'd rather not have to go looking for another browser.
2 things for Vivaldi Browser.
1) How to PREVENT Proton installing
Right-click, do not left-click, but right-click the VPN Button and click REMOVE.
2) How to REMOVE Proton VPN if installed.
Click on the Vivaldi logo, click on tools, click on extensions. This will list ALL your installed browser extensions, and you can click on REMOVE for Proton VPN.
#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #VivaldiWebBrowser #Adware
After ditching browser after browser due to privacy, AI, or whatever nonsense, I find myself using Konqueror.
It's kind of a breath of fresh air. Google is hostile towards it and I miss having a Bitwarden plugin but I think I'll survive.
I've set up #Proton VPN on my home router, so all my devices are now connected through it. This means I'll rarely need to use the VPN functionality on individual devices. I will rarely need to use the functionality myself.
It’s true that having the VPN at the OS level is more secure. A browser extension only encrypts browser traffic.
However, I think this setup is a solid stepping stone for those who haven’t used a VPN before.
It might spark curiosity about Proton's services and encourage more users to migrate from Big Tech to Proton, enhancing their online privacy and security.
#Vivaldi has been gaining a significant number of new users lately. People are increasingly valuing European software alternatives and prioritizing privacy.
This trend presents a great opportunity to further assist new users in enhancing their privacy and supporting European tech.
#Protonvpn + #Vivaldi ce qui me gène c'est que ce n'est pas 100% open source, par contre E.U.
Vivaldi, a Norwegian made web browser, updated their browser yesterday with a Proton VPN! For free!
Proton is a Swizz company with email, cloud storage, VPN etc services!
A great update for those of us who want to #buyeuropean
Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser
The free VPN is available in Vivaldi’s desktop browser and doesn’t require a download.
https://www.theverge.com/news/637118/vivaldi-browser-proton-vpn-integration-availability
