The Opera Browser for Android will integrate a free and very easy-to-use VPN service

[Mohamed Nasser]

Currently available only in the Opera Beta version, the new VPN service allows users to set up a virtual location from which to browse the Internet, bypassing the area restrictions imposed on their home country.

Unlike other more sophisticated VPN services, the integrated browser with Opera lets you just randomly select a VPN server located in the United States, Europe, or Asia region to anonymize the actual location of the user. Without access to the 

real IP address, or even for determining the country of origin, imposing content restrictions and filtering web addresses is more difficult. But using a VPN client does not automatically stop monitoring your browsing habits through our volunteer 

services such as social networks and Google products. For total anonymity, we should avoid logging in with any of the services we have previously denied our identity, and regularly delete the browsing history for removing cookies.

This is not the first attempt by the Opera developer to test the integration of a VPN service directly into the web browser, the functionality being available for some time in Opera's PC edition. Interpretation for Android is also easier to use, the activation consisting only of checking the VPN option in the configuration menu and choosing the general location where we want to appear. Those who are not sure what to do can leave the default option - Optimal, the browser automatically selecting the VPN server with the best connection speed.

Obviously, the use of VPN services (especially free ones) comes with a perceptible penalty for waiting times when uploading web pages. In addition, it is almost impossible to determine with certainty whether the VPN server connected is trustworthy or not, there are few cases where extensive campaigns for collecting information for third parties have been carried out under the firewall of some VPN services. One of the most recent examples is the Onavo VPN service, used by the Facebook owner, to systematically collect information about users' preferences for using rival social networks without first requiring the consent of the data subjects.

Source: Click