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UR browser: “VPN” and other tales
April 25, 2017 (updated June 1, 2020)

UR is a fast and secure web browser. With a built-in VPN, ad blocker, virus scanner and more, UR helps you protect your privacy online.

Except it doesn't. The “VPN” is just a proxy and the connection between the browser and the proxy server is not even encrypted.

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Opera browser's VPN is just a proxy
April 22, 2016

Behind the curtain, the VPN in the Opera browser is just a proxy. Here's how it works.

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