Vivaldi integrates Proton VPN into the browser to fight web tracking

Vivaldi has announced the integration of Proton VPN directly into its browser without requiring add-on downloads or plugin activations, allowing users to protect their data against 'Big Tech' surveillance for free. When enabled, browsing activity will be transmitted through Proton VPN's encrypted tunnels while also obfuscating the user's IP address, safeguarding their privacy and protecting them from persistent tracking. Vivaldi says it partnered with Proton VPN because the Swiss company is a non-profit organization, free of political dependencies, and has proven its integrity time and time again. With Vivaldi being based in Norway, the partnership takes on a European angle, aimed at challenging U.S. tech giants dominance on the web. "Consumers around the world are fed up with Big Tech's data collection, the problem is they haven't until recently had an alternative," explained Proton VPN's General Manager, David Peterson. "Europe is perfectly placed to offer that alternative and t ... Read full article.