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    Default Opera browser now has in-built VPN

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    Thanks for that.

    It will be interesting to check its policy regarding log-keeping, response to legal entities requesting information concerning on-line activity etc.

    If you install it, go to and check the results.

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    I find this a bit spammy.
    I use Opera for some time now and if I clear history a recommendation to use Surfeasy always shows up.
    I don't know if the implementation of the Surfeasy Client now could interfere with other VPN clients, possibly logging surf behaviour "for better user experience" BS.
    I don't even know if you can even stop Opera from doing auto updates.

    There are others that are better than Surfeasy because they don't log anything, accept bitcoin, have their own DNS servers, killswitch and still cost half the price.
    Here is a fairly decent chart to compare VPNs:
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    I must admit I haven't used Opera for years - Didn't like it when I first came across it, can't even remember why now but decided (after reading this thread) to give it a go again.
    And I'm impressed
    Very nice interface, very fast and I love the quick dial feature and now with the VPN built in.
    Like I said, I'm impressed.
    I may keep it for a while, maybe even for good
    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nomeat View Post
    I find this a bit spammy.
    Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bibliophile View Post
    Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger.
    Fear thou not, for I am without gun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seymour Butts View Post
    I'm impressed.
    I may keep it for a while, maybe even for good
    If you have a smartphone you might also like to try Opera Mini.
    There are too many useful features to mention here that I now can't live without.

    Just annoyed that their propriety VPN client is forced on me with the next updates rather than having a plugin by choice.
    I know I don't have to use it but now it will be lurking there... and I can't remove it.
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    Perhaps a little something you may be able to help with NoMeat - I've obviously pressed an incorrect button setting somewhere but I'm really stuffed if I know what I've done.

    I use Torrent Leech.
    One usually downloads the torrent and in doing so Windows 10 asks if you want to OPEN or SAVE the *.torrent file
    I think I inadvertently selected SAVE at some point whereas in reality I need it to always open so it can be imported to uTorrent Pro

    I've tried uninstalling Opera, I even wound Windows back a few days
    But still no luck with getting the file to OPEN (I'm not offered a choice)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seymour Butts View Post
    Perhaps a little something you may be able to help with NoMeat - I've obviously pressed an incorrect button setting somewhere but I'm really stuffed if I know what I've done.

    I use Torrent Leech.
    One usually downloads the torrent and in doing so Windows 10 asks if you want to OPEN or SAVE the *.torrent file
    I think I inadvertently selected SAVE at some point whereas in reality I need it to always open so it can be imported to uTorrent Pro

    I've tried uninstalling Opera, I even wound Windows back a few days
    But still no luck with getting the file to OPEN (I'm not offered a choice)

    Any ideas
    Cheers
    Does this happen if you also use Firefox?

    I am not much of a torrenter or windows 10 user(I don't have it ATM on any system to check for you) but have you tried in the settings
    >system >default apps, then I think on the bottom there should be >set defaults by app
    Here you should find your torrent app in a list and can associate it to open with the appropriate file extension.
    This is all that comes to my mind ATM.


    If I use torrents then only on a well armoured little Linux machine that I don't use for daily browsing using Firefox that only opens
    in private mode and then shoots the torrent file straight to the Ktorrent client without my interaction. Linux just does that
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    Well, as nobody else has commented regarding the effectiveness of this new version of Opera to hide your identity, I shall do so now.

    I downloaded Opera from the link appearing in the first post.

    I enabled VPN by the procedure Menu>Settings>Privacy and Security>VPN (enable).

    I shut down Opera, relaunched it, clicked on the the little VPN icon located left of address bar, selected my Virtual location as Germany and went to ipleak.net.

    The first test passed, showing that indeed my location was Germany, but when it came to the WebRTC detection, there, bold as brass, was my REAL static IP address.

    Result: Opera failed the WebRTC detection test miserably!

    The next test, DNS detection, was O.K., showing a multitude of DNS server locations in Europe, so that test passed O.K.

    Next, I initiated the Torrent Address detection test .... which failed, revealing my real IP address and the port number in use.

    Last, I attempted the Geolocation detection test, which resulted in a message, "User denied the request for Geolocation.", so I assume that this function was working as desired.

    A subsequent internet search reveals that the WebRTC detection fault is known, as evidenced by the report dated April 22 at , Opera browser's free built-in VPN vulnerable to major security flaw.

    "Unfortunately Opera's efforts also fall short of a full VPN when it comes to hiding your identity. Opera's VPN seems to stand up well when tested for DNS leaks, but unfortunately it's still vulnerable to the well-known WebRTC VPN security flaw which betrays your true location."

    As the report also states, the WebRTC failure might simply be a an oversight ....

    "Installing the Opera WebRTC Leak Prevent plugin fails to resolve the issue unless you dip into the plugin's advanced settings to change its defaults to prevent WebRTC from using non-proxied UDP and disable the non-proxied UDP by force – not the kind of thing your average user is likely to pick up on but something Opera should enable by default if it really wants the VPN to be secure."

    The report goes on to say ...

    "A fully-fledged VPN service shouldn't fall for this WebRTC trick, although keep in mind this is only a developer preview and the flaw might be addressed before it reaches the mainstream Opera release. For now Opera's one-click VPN is certainly useful for bypassing online roadblocks, but don't put your life in its hands."

    While at present Opera's SurfEasy VPN service appears to be "free", it is hard to imagine that it will remain so forever. After all, VPN's cost money to operate and maintain.

    See also the comments at .

    In particular note the section .... "Although Opera Software has staked out it’s a commitment to protecting users’ privacy in its Privacy Statement, some observers have expressed concern that in addition to the browser (which uses some open source code, but is largely proprietary) the company runs Opera Mediaworks, a mobile advertising and content distribution platform whose raison d’être would seem to be in direct opposition to any notions of privacy."

    It is also worth noting the lack of information regarding what exactly SurvEasy VPN keeps by way of logs and what their actions are likely to be if confronted with a request from some agency regarding the activities of its users.

    Something else to consider if contemplating the use of this new version of Opera with buit-in VPN, is SurfEasy's location in Canada, where undoubtedly it is subject to Canadian law.

    More on this topic at .

    My verdict? If contemplating the use of a VPN, use one that appears to be the most "bullet-proof", such as NordVPN, which on the surface, appears to "tick all the boxes".
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    To fix the Webrtc leak in opera you need to do the following.

    1 Install addon

    2 Then in the address bar copy/paste and hit enter on opera://extensions/

    3 Check the picture below and change all options so they are the same as the picture, then Apply settings.







    4 Turn on VPN and check at and



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    Quote Originally Posted by tristen View Post
    Well, as nobody else has commented regarding the effectiveness of this new version of Opera to hide your identity,...
    That is not entirely true:

    Quote Originally Posted by nomeat View Post
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    There are others that are better than Surfeasy because they don't log anything, accept bitcoin, have their own DNS servers, killswitch and still cost half the price.
    Here is a fairly decent chart to compare VPNs:
    However I appreciate your in-depth analysis.

    Quote Originally Posted by tristen View Post
    While at present Opera's SurfEasy VPN service appears to be "free", it is hard to imagine that it will remain so forever. After all, VPN's cost money to operate and maintain.
    You are using a trial.
    Surfeasy costs US$6.49. That figure in the chart corresponds with what I found out when I was looking at Surfeasy a few months ago.
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    the original builders of opera before the sellout are putting this one together still in developer stages

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    Tried this from China and the VPN had no effect that I could tell, the usual blocked sites still didn't work

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