Opera VPN sends a TLS request to http://api.surfeasy.com probably to get credentials it uses when talking to http://de0.opera-proxy.net .
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When you use the proxy on a different machine (with no Opera installed), you'll get the same IP as when using Opera's VPN, of course.
This Opera "VPN" is just a preconfigured HTTP/S proxy protecting just the traffic between Opera and the proxy, nothing else. It's not a VPN.
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They even call it Secure proxy (besides calling it VPN, sure) in Opera settings.
#Opera#VPNpic.twitter.com/0sU8nln1qP
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Here's how the new
#Opera "#VPN" works behind the curtains, including captured API calls when the "VPN" is set up:https://gist.github.com/spaze/558b7c4cd81afa7c857381254ae7bd10 … -
#Opera coming with a new term for their#VPN: "browser VPN", because it's not a VPN, but better than some proxieshttps://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/04/22/opera-browser-vpn-proxy/ …
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@spazef0rze for the purpose of web surfing, what protections are absent in Opera solution comparing to "real" VPN? -
@ivladdalvi It's missing a VPN. It's just a proxy for Opera, leaking IP address via WebRTC, with possible tracking via device id. -
@spazef0rze WebRTC could be disabled (may be, when turning on VPN). VPN naturally tracks users via authentication. Are there other issues? -
@ivladdalvi Besides false sense of security? Probably not.
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@spazef0rze Have you heard of http://www.adstop.org ? They offer vpn + ad block + Facebook filter in one extension -
@PaulMishin Haven't heard about it, thanks. Froma very brief check it seems it's also a proxy. Let's see if I can dig deeper. -
@spazef0rze still, to put these 3 functions together is a really good concept, I think -
@PaulMishin Fortunately they don't advertise VPN as part of their product, or I can't find it.
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@spazef0rze But that's the whole point. It isn't supposed to be system-wide. It's only for the actual browser. So what's the big deal here? - End of conversation
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