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@TheCelticCross Hello! A lot of information in that article is either not true or has been distorted by misinformation that proliferates online. We have addressed such misinformation on multiple occasions in the past, and you can find some of our statements in our blog.

In summary:
Opera is headquartered and registered in Norway. This means we comply with Norwegian and European regulations, including the GDPR. As a public company that trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange, Opera has investors from all over the world, and Kunlun Tech is the largest one. However, Kunlun's shares in Opera do not give Kunlun access to Opera's data, nor make it a part of the Opera group of companies. Therefore, any issues of jurisdiction to Chinese laws do not apply to Opera in any way.

The video they link to is full of inaccuracies and misinformation which we also have addressed.

Specifically about the VPN mention: Opera's VPN actually does have full encryption - AES-256 encryption, specifically. It does not send data to Chinese servers or to any servers, nor does it store data because it is a no-log service. To support this fact, the VPN has been independently audited by Deloitte - a Big Four auditor that has audited several other trusted VPN services. You can find more information about that here. In addition, we publish a Transparency Report twice a year that outlines how many requests for data we get from authorities, how many are granted (so far: zero), and how this process works.

We hope this information helps. Please let us know if you have any further questions.

@SubashRauls Hello! Could you provide some more details about the problem? Which version of the browser are you running, and on which OS? Judging by the screenshot, we assume you're talking about the free VPN - can you please confirm that's the case? Thank you!

Hello! Please note that there is a lot of misinformation online about Opera, usually from anonymous and unreliable sources.

In fact, Opera puts user privacy front and center.

First and foremost, we do not know who you are. We do not see individual users, but only browser installations. Our users are anonymous to us.

You can choose to share some data with us, which we use to improve our services and to monetize our free products. If don't share this data with us, we don't get this data.

Secondly, as a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, we are subject to GDPR regulations, which means that we have to be transparent about what data we collect, for which purpose, and with the user's consent.

Thirdly, we offer built-in privacy-enhancing features such as native ad blocking and VPN, which protect your online experience and are not offered by most mainstream browsers out there.

We hope this helps! If you have any specific questions, we'll be happy to help answer them. You can also refer to our Privacy & Security page and our blog for more information about our efforts on privacy and security.

@DJahn Hello! VPN Pro is currently available on Windows, MacOS, and Android but not iOS. Hope this helps!

@leuchtfeuer812 Hello, thanks for your question! While we generally keep up with the most current version of Chromium, that is not always possible. However, even when we are not on the absolutely latest version, we still make sure to backport all current security fixes so our users' security is not compromised. In addition, we have set up a fast-track method of implementing security fixes that address zero-day vulnerabilities without having to wait for a full Chromium upgrade. Hope this helps!

@healing-cross No problem, thanks for sharing this through the forums and bringing it to our attention!

Hello! This seems to be a case of AI hallucination.

We have investigated, and to our knowledge there has never been a component called Muatri Ads in Opera. In fact, Google doesn't seem to return any results about such a component or company.

There has certainly never been any such report about this, and likewise no press coverage nor a response by Opera - the links themselves seem to be generated by the model and are not real. Opera does not send data to China, whether during A/B testing or otherwise - Opera is subject to the GDPR and compliant with European regulations about data processing.

While this seems strange, it's not uncommon for AI models to invent information, especially if they are prompted in a certain way. That's why we always urge users to double-check information that's provided by AI models.

Hope this helps!