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.