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Your browser is not 100% secure at all times while using this service. It is not a bad idea to trust Opera’s proxy over a lesser known proxy service. In short, while the connection between Opera’s browser and SurfEasy is secure, your privacy becomes vulnerable every time you visit a new website. Information can be grabbed and used for tracking, and as the name suggests, compromise the location of your device. These requests include Device_ID and Device password. The browser then sends requests to the proxy with proxy authorization headers when sites are loaded in the browser. Once the VPN is enabled in Opera’s settings, it connects to SurfEasy’s API to obtain proxy IP addresses. Here is how Opera’s ‘secure proxy’ works. But if you read carefully, Opera is liberal with terminology, sometimes calling their feature a VPN, but interchanging the phrase ‘secure proxy.’ Their press clearly states that Opera only secures traffic through their browser, excluding outside applications. Opera is careful not to lie about the features of its VPN outright. Next, the Lie - A Closer Look At How the ‘VPN’ Works Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. But then they take it a step further, offering unlimited data which is virtually unheard of for any free VPN service. The Opera free VPN makes the standard privacy and security promises any good VPN service should – location protection with several countries to choose from, IP masking, access to geo-restricted websites, ad blocking, and general browser security while maintaining high performance and speed. With the release of Opera 40, the VPN moved to the standard browser, and soon was available on mobile operating systems like iOS and Android as well. Opera acquired the Canadian VPN service SurfEasy in 2015, and launched the free VPN feature shortly after on it developer browser. First, the Promises­ -An Overview of the VPN Browser and its Supposed Functionality We took a look at what the VPN actually offers so you can decide for yourself if it offers enough protection. This made us a bit suspicious of Opera VPN – a free VPN built right into the browser. And while free is great, is it actually any good, especially when it comes to using a VPN service to protect your privacy, boost security, and give you access to restricted/geo-blocked content. We always want to believe free is best, and why not? “Free” means we get a service we need without doling out any Benjamins.