Hey nex, been a while since my name popped up down below. Definitely feels good to be back though. Like coming home after a particularly long and difficult journey that I will try to summarize in a somewhat pleasant to read form in an upcoming post. It definitely contains an important lesson that I had to learn the hard way unfortunately.

Back on track - those of you that happen to be using Opera GX as their preferred browser know that there is a built-in VPN in the browser that you can activate with a single click.

The question at hand is how reliable is this VPN. Is it a secure feature? I can see that my IP changes to a different country when I activate it, and it seems to always pick a nearby country in Europe so as to not cause too much latency in the connection.

However, I'm very uninformed on the topic of VPNs and networks in general, and I was wondering if I can trust this VPN, or I should go for a dedicated VPN service like ExpressVPN or the extensively marketed NordVPN.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Love & Light

According to their privacy policy, they don't keep any logs.

Never personally used the Opera Browser's VPN, but after looking into it I saw this article saying "...Opera has been known to sell its user data to advertisers for a profit."

I've used Proton VPN (As well as their great email service). If you only need a VPN on one device, maybe check out their free service. Been a while since I used it, but it worked well for me. And if you are looking for a new email service, check out Proton Mail.

Been a long time since I used Nord, but I know people who currently do and they have no complaints.

I'm currently using Private Internet Access, which is paid, but working very well for me. PIA has a lot of great features, such as preventing traffic from bypassing the VPN, automation, a bunch of protocol settings, blocking domains used for ads and tracking, and a bunch of others.