Forget to turn on your VPN? Opera's free browser VPN now does it for you on public Wi-Fi
- Opera's free built-in VPN can now switch itself on public, unsecured Wi-Fi
- The opt-in feature is rolling out to users in the US and France first
- Opera VPN Free still only protects your browser
Opera browser is making it harder to forget about your VPN.
The company's free, built-in VPN for desktop can now turn itself on when you connect to a public or unsecured Wi-Fi network.
The feature is opt-in, so you'll need to enable it in settings first, and it's rolling out to desktop users in the US and France starting today.
Even the best VPN can't protect you if it isn't switched on, and Opera is betting that removing that manual step will get more people covered on risky networks.
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