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Linux Is Best

Dear Vivaldi web browser users,

1) How to PREVENT Proton installing

Right-click, do not left-click, but right-click the VPN Button and click REMOVE.

2) How to REMOVE Proton VPN if installed.

Click on the Vivaldi logo, click on tools, click on extensions. This will list ALL your installed browser extensions, and you can click on REMOVE for Proton VPN.

3) How to PREVENT Vivaldi from doing this in the future (see screenshots, alt text included).

The 1st screenshot details that you should first go into your settings. Proceed to select the category "Privacy and Security". Scroll down and select the button that reads "Manage Sources".
The 2nd screenshot shows that once you click on the button "Managed Sources" two categories display, which are "Tracker Blocking Sources" and "Ad Blocking Sources". The screenshot shows that the 3rd item within "Ad Blocking Sources" reads "Allow ads from our Partners (support Vivaldi)", is un-checked. The photo implies you should un-check this if it is checked (which it is by default).
#Vivaldi#VivaldiBrowser#VivaldiWebBrowser
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Linux Is Best

Dear Vivaldi web browser users,

1) How to PREVENT Proton installing

Right-click, do not left-click, but right-click the VPN Button and click REMOVE.

2) How to REMOVE Proton VPN if installed.

Click on the Vivaldi logo, click on tools, click on extensions. This will list ALL your installed browser extensions, and you can click on REMOVE for Proton VPN.

3) How to PREVENT Vivaldi from doing this in the future (see screenshots, alt text included).

#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #VivaldiWebBrowser #Adware

The 1st screenshot details that you should first go into your settings. Proceed to select the category "Privacy and Security". Scroll down and select the button that reads "Manage Sources".
The 2nd screenshot shows that once you click on the button "Managed Sources" two categories display, which are "Tracker Blocking Sources" and "Ad Blocking Sources". The screenshot shows that the 3rd item within "Ad Blocking Sources" reads "Allow ads from our Partners (support Vivaldi)", is un-checked. The photo implies you should un-check this if it is checked (which is is by default).
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Pinky

Random tech update: I switched to #Vivaldi (vivaldi.com) as my main #browser at least 6 months ago, and really haven't looked back. It's fast like chrome without the google bullshit and doesn't eat memory like firefox (sorry FF, I'm sure you'll come back around). I downloaded it for the RSS aggregator, & am staying for the performance/general usage.

Vivaldi BrowserVivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
More from Team Vivaldi
#norweignCompanies#bigTechAlternatives#vivaldiBrowser
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Linux Is Best

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How to PREVENT Vivaldi from doing this in the future (see screenshots, alt text included).


Dear Vivaldi,

I like your web browser, and have been very vocal concerning the support and adaption of Vivaldi Browser. But for a company, whose browser starts up claiming "Made with Love in Europe", you picked a company (Proton) that falls under Us Jurisdiction, whose CEO supports Donald Trump and his fellow, Nazis. I am greatly disappointed.

#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #VivaldiWebBrowser #Nazis

The 1st screenshot details that you should first go into your settings. Proceed to select the category "Privacy and Security". Scroll down and select the button that reads "Manage Sources".
The 2nd screenshot shows that once you click on the button "Managed Sources" two categories display, which are "Tracker Blocking Sources" and "Ad Blocking Sources". The screenshot shows that the 3rd item within "Ad Blocking Sources" reads "Allow ads from our Partners (support Vivaldi)", is un-checked. The photo implies you should un-check this if it is checked (which it is by default).
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kyu3（キューさん） :vivaldi_red:

無料のProton VPNがウェブブラウザ「Vivaldi」に統合される - GIGAZINE
gigazine.net/news/20250328-viv

『#ProtonVPN は、広告やトラッカーなどのコンテンツを読み込まないようにする広告ブロッキング機能「NetShield」を提供しているほか、訪問したページなどのログを保存しないノーログポリシーを敷いていることなどが特徴です』

GIGAZINE · 無料のProton VPNがウェブブラウザ「Vivaldi」に統合される「Opera」の精神を受け継ぐChromiumベースのウェブブラウザ「Vivaldi」に、VPNサービスの「Proton VPN」が統合されました。Vivaldiユーザーは Vivaldiアカウントを通じて無料でProton VPNを利用できます。
#vivaldiBrowser#VivaldiJP#VPN
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@ruario

I take the point that you cannot actually use ProtonVPN without explicitly logging in. That is fine.

What I think is still an issue for some like me is that clicking on the VPN button installs the extension without asking.

I remember in my earlier days in 1st/2nd line support removing multiple extra toolbars installed on Windows machines when Internet Explorer was the go-to browser. People just clicked on something without knowing the consequences of that click and hupsakay yet another (not infrequently malware) toolbar appeared on their browser.

So I think a "Do you want to install the ProtonVPN extension Yes-No-Tell Me More" would be a good way of ensuring that users were fully informed during the whole process.

That would also be an ideal moment to explain how useful ProtonVPN is to Vivaldi users. I am here on Mastodon and have posted sporadically on the Vivialdi forums over the years yet the first indication that Vivaldi had partnered with ProtonVPN was when the button appeared on my toolbar.

Informed and happy users are worth their weight in gold.

#vivaldi#vivaldibrowser#protonVPN
Replied to Ruarí Ødegaard
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@ruario

OK I Just checked on another device.

Clicking on the ProtonVPN button for the first time installs the extension without asking if the user wants to install it.

From my point of view it is not really an opt-in as I am not given the choice knowing the consequences of my action of clicking on the ProtonVPN button.

It is not a big deal but perhaps a message asking the user "Do you want to install the ProtonVPN extension. Yes - No - Tell me more?" would cover all bases?

#VivaldiBrowser#vivaldi#ProtonVPN
Replied to Ruarí Ødegaard
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@ruario

Thanks for clarifying that. There was no obvious installation process so I assumed it was pre-installed. I do not recall being asked to install anything, so I will check how it works on another instance of Vivaldi.

Kudos for having done this via an extension as opposed to what Mozilla did with Firefox when they incorporated Pocket into Firefox in a "non-removable" way.

#vivaldi#vivaldibrowser#ProtonVPN
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syklist

For any of you who don't want ProtonVPN in Vivaldi the good news is that the functionality is provided by an extension. So the ProtonVPN feature can either be disabled or removed completely.

"Tools" -> "Extensions" and there you will find ProtonVPN. Remove or disable as you wish and carry on as before.

There may be many reasons why you would want to remove it, for example if you already have a VPN via an application on your device that allows all browsers and apps to make use of the VPN.

I generally feel you are going to offer bundled features in say a browser it is much better to have them as opt-in than opt-out.

In this case though, after seeing the effect of the recently introduced UK Internet Content Blocker, blocking a particular website that an elderly relative uses, (without good reason as far as I could see) I can see a reason to make this particular feature an opt out.

Installing the ProtonVPN app on a Linux computer is somewhat more involved than logging into ProtonVPN in your browser. So maybe Vivaldi's ProtonVPN extension is something my elderly relative can learn to use.

#vivaldi#VivaldiBrowser#ProtonVPN
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Vivaldi Tips

Tip #680

Enable Proton VPN to protect your online privacy.

In Vivaldi, you can connect to Proton VPN without any extra hassle using your Vivaldi account, giving you a more private and secure browsing experience.

To get started:

  1. Click the ”VPN” button on the right side of the Address Bar.
  2. Log in to your Vivaldi account or to your Proton account.
  3. Click “Connect”.

#privacy #ProtonVPN #Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #VPN

https://vivaldi.com/blog/tips/tip-680/

Vivaldi browser window with Proton VPN's menu open showing an active VPN connection.
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Linux Is Best

What happened to Vivaldi Browser?

Vivaldi Browser is now bundled with Proton VPN. But Proton (the company) is a registered business in the United States.

There are 200 or so independent countries, territories, and states world-wide. But as you know, corporations do not include terms and conditions for all 200 or so geographical jurisdictions. Businesses only include and worry about the jurisdictions that apply to them.

That said, I would much rather let their own legal documentation speak for itself. Here are their terms concerning Proton. It has whole sections concerning US Customers and US Laws. https://proton.me/wallet/terms A company outside Us Law would not care about American laws, anymore than you would likely care about the law in North Korea, for example.

Proton would like to argue, likely from a public relations standing point, that these terms only apply to Proton Wallet. But that is not how our laws work in the United States. You do not get to pick and choose which department is subject to US Law, anymore than you get to pick which Us Laws you want to follow.

I am really disappointed that Vivaldi Browser, would bundle a company, is clearly subject to Us Laws and Us Jurisdiction.

#Vivaldi #VivaldiWebBrowser #VivaldiBrowser

ProtonProton Wallet Terms of Use | ProtonThese Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute an agreement between the customer ("you" or "user") and Proton Financial AG, a company limited by share incorporated in Switzerland with company number CHE-279.911.859, whose registered address is Baarermattstrasse 8F 6340 Baar, Switzerland (the "Company", "Proton Financial AG").
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