Free VPN in the browser: Vivaldi and Proton cooperate
28.3.2025
Translation: machine translated
The Norwegian browser developer Vivaldi Technologies has teamed up with the Swiss VPN supplier Proton. Their goal: more privacy protection without much effort.
VPN services anonymise your surfing behaviour on the internet and make geo-blocked content accessible. They can be used to circumvent authoritarian regimes or avoid ad tracking. The integration of Proton VPN into Vivaldi should make the service even easier to use.
Free VPN with few functions
According to Vivaldi, both companies want to "work for people and not for investors". Their goal is to "keep the internet open, secure and democratic."
Vivaldi is the result of a spin-off from the Opera browser. The proprietary browser is largely based on the Chromium open source package and has a few customisations. It is financed by the integration of search engines and bookmarks from companies. Proton was founded by scientists at CERN and started out as a mail service. Other services such as the VPN were gradually added. Proton AG is majority-owned by a foundation and is financed through its fee-based services.
Header image: Vivaldi
Jan Johannsen
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Jan.Johannsen@galaxus.deAs a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.
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